C#5 chord on Lute

in Renaissance G (6 course) (G-C-F-A-D-G) tuning

✕✕✕✕12C#G#
C#5
Power Chord
Notes:C# · G#
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
C#C#C#G#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 1 3 x x x– 1 2 – – –x C# G# x x xmedium
6 x 3 4 6 x3 – 1 2 4 –C# x G# C# G# xhard
x x x 4 6 6– – – 1 2 3x x x C# G# C#medium
6 8 8 x x x1 2 3 – – –C# G# C# x x xmedium
x x 8 11 11 x– – 1 2 3 –x x C# G# C# xmedium
x x x 11 11 x– – – 1 2 –x x x G# C# xeasy
x 1 3 4 x x– 1 2 3 – –x C# G# C# x xmedium
6 x 3 4 x x3 – 1 2 – –C# x G# C# x xhard
x x x 4 6 x– – – 1 2 –x x x C# G# xmedium
6 8 x x x x1 2 – – – –C# G# x x x xmedium
x x 8 11 x x– – 1 2 – –x x C# G# x xmedium
x 1 3 4 x 1– 1 3 4 – 2x C# G# C# x G#hard
6 x 3 x x x2 – 1 – – –C# x G# x x xhard
x x 8 4 6 6– – 4 1 2 3x x C# C# G# C#hard
6 8 8 x 6 x1 3 4 – 2 –C# G# C# x G# xhard
x 8 8 x x x– 1 2 – – –x G# C# x x xeasy

The C#5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes C#, G#. Below are playable fingerings for Lute 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#5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10C#
57G#

More C# chords

Other roots

What notes make up the C#5 chord?

C#5 is a Power Chord chord built from the notes C#, 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.