C# chord on Irish Bouzouki

in GDAD tuning

1243G#FC#F
C#
Major
Notes:C# · F · G#
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
FC#C#C#G#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 3 4 31 2 4 3G# F C# Fmedium
6 3 4 63 1 2 4C# F C# G#medium
6 6 8 61 1 2 1C# G# F G#medium · barre on fret 6
10 11 11 111 2 3 4F C# G# C#medium
1 3 4 x1 2 3 –G# F C# xmedium
6 6 4 33 4 2 1C# G# C# Fmedium
6 6 8 x1 2 3 –C# G# F xmedium
10 11 11 x1 2 3 –F C# G# xeasy
1 x 4 31 – 3 2G# x C# Fhard
6 3 x 62 1 – 3C# F x G#hard
6 x 8 61 – 3 2C# x F G#hard
10 x 11 111 – 2 3F x G# C#easy
6 6 x 32 3 – 1C# G# x Fhard
x 3 4 6– 1 2 3x F C# G#medium
x 6 4 3– 3 2 1x G# C# Fmedium

The C# chord (Major) is built from the notes C#, F, G#. Below are playable fingerings for Irish Bouzouki generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the C# chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10C#
34F
57G#

More C# chords

Other roots

See C# in another tuning

GDAD G-D-A-D
What notes make up the C# chord?

C# is a Major chord built from the notes C#, F, G#.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.