C# chord on Octave Mandolin

in Standard (GDAE) (G-G-D-D-A-A-E-E) tuning

Root

Type

Major

Notes:C# · F · G#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C# shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
1 1 3 3 4 4 1 1	1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1	G# G# F F C# C# F F	medium · barre on fret 1
6 6 3 3 4 4 4 4	4 4 1 1 2 2 3 3	C# C# F F C# C# G# G#	medium
6 6 6 6 8 8 4 4	2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1	C# C# G# G# F F G# G#	hard
6 6 6 6 8 8 x x	1 1 2 2 3 3 – –	C# C# G# G# F F x x	medium
10 10 11 11 11 11 9 9	2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1	F F C# C# G# G# C# C#	medium
10 10 11 11 11 11 x x	1 1 2 2 3 3 – –	F F C# C# G# G# x x	easy
1 1 3 3 4 4 4 4	1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4	G# G# F F C# C# G# G#	medium
6 6 3 3 x x 4 4	3 3 1 1 – – 2 2	C# C# F F x x G# G#	hard
6 6 x x 8 8 4 4	2 2 – – 3 3 1 1	C# C# x x F F G# G#	hard
6 6 6 6 8 8 9 9	1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4	C# C# G# G# F F C# C#	medium
10 10 x x 11 11 9 9	2 2 – – 3 3 1 1	F F x x G# G# C# C#	hard
1 1 3 3 4 4 x x	1 1 2 2 3 3 – –	G# G# F F C# C# x x	medium
x x 3 3 4 4 4 4	– – 1 1 2 2 3 3	x x F F C# C# G# G#	easy
x x 6 6 8 8 9 9	– – 1 1 2 2 3 3	x x G# G# F F C# C#	medium
1 1 x x 4 4 1 1	1 1 – – 3 3 2 2	G# G# x x C# C# F F	hard
10 10 6 6 8 8 9 9	4 4 1 1 2 2 3 3	F F G# G# F F C# C#	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C# chord (Major) is built from the notes C#, F, G#. Below are playable fingerings for Octave Mandolin 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

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C#
3	4	F
5	7	G#

More C# chords

C#m C#7 C#°C#+C#9 C#maj7 C#m7 C#7♯5 C#7♭5 C#6 C#m6 C#m7♭5 C#°7 C#sus2 C#sus4 C#add9 C#maj9 C#m9 C#5

Other roots

C D D#E F F#G G#A A#B

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.