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C#/C Guitar Chord

The fundamental chord with a bright, happy and stable sound. Forms the basis of most popular, rock, folk and classical music. Consists of three notes: the root, major third and perfect fifth. This is a slash chord — the bass note is C instead of the root.

Guitar

Strings X–3–3–1–2–1

How to play the C#/C chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–3–3–1–2–1 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Do not play
5th string (A) Fret 3 · ring finger
4th string (D) Fret 3 · little finger
3rd string (G) Fret 1 · index finger
2nd string (B) Fret 2 · middle finger
1st string (high E) Fret 1 · index finger

Notation for C#/C chord

Other names: C# major, C# maj, C# M

Music theory name: major triad

Common name: C# major chord

Intervals and tones in C#/C chord

Note Interval
C# Root
F Major 3rd
Ab Perfect 5th

All Variations

Open
X–3–3–1–2–1
Fret 6
8–8–6–6–6–9
Fret 6
8–8–6–6–9–9
Fret 9
X–X–10–10–9–9

More chords with C# as the root

The same chord type in other keys