C#5 chord on Mandolin – Cross G (GDGB)

in Cross G (GDGB) (G-G-D-D-G-G-B-B) tuning

✕✕✕✕1122G#G#C#C#
C#5
Power Chord
Notes:C# · G#
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
C#C#C#G#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x x x 1 1 2 2– – – – 1 1 2 2x x x x G# G# C# C#easy
6 6 6 6 6 6 2 22 2 3 3 4 4 1 1C# C# G# G# C# C# C# C#hard
6 6 6 6 6 6 x x1 1 1 1 1 1 – –C# C# G# G# C# C# x xeasy · barre on fret 6
x x 11 11 x x 9 9– – 2 2 – – 1 1x x C# C# x x G# G#hard
1 1 x x 1 1 2 21 1 – – 2 2 3 3G# G# x x G# G# C# C#easy
6 6 6 6 x x 2 22 2 3 3 – – 1 1C# C# G# G# x x C# C#hard
6 6 6 6 x x x x1 1 2 2 – – – –C# C# G# G# x x x xeasy
1 1 x x x x 2 21 1 – – – – 2 2G# G# x x x x C# C#easy
x x 6 6 6 6 2 2– – 2 2 3 3 1 1x x G# G# C# C# C# C#hard
6 6 6 6 6 6 9 91 1 1 1 1 1 2 2C# C# G# G# C# C# G# G#medium · barre on fret 6
x x 6 6 x x 2 2– – 2 2 – – 1 1x x G# G# x x C# C#hard
x x x x 6 6 9 9– – – – 1 1 2 2x x x x C# C# G# G#medium
x x 6 6 6 6 x x– – 1 1 2 2 – –x x G# G# C# C# x xeasy
6 6 x x 6 6 9 91 1 – – 2 2 3 3C# C# x x C# C# G# G#hard
6 6 6 6 x x 9 91 1 2 2 – – 3 3C# C# G# G# x x G# G#hard
x x 6 6 6 6 9 9– – 1 1 2 2 3 3x x G# G# C# C# G# G#medium

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

See C#5 in another tuning

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.