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C# Major Ukulele 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.

Ukulele

Strings 1–1–1–4

How to play the C# Major chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 1–1–1–4 from the G string to the A string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. 0 means an open string and X means a muted string.

4th string (G) Fret 1 · index finger
3rd string (C) Fret 1 · index finger
2nd string (E) Fret 1 · index finger
1st string (A) Fret 4 · pinky

Other names for the C# chord

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

Music theory name: major triad

Common name: C# major chord

Notes and intervals in the C# chord

Note Interval
C# Root
E# Major 3rd
G# Perfect 5th

All variations

Open
1–1–1–4
Fret 4
6–5–4–4
Fret 6
6–8–9–8
Fret 8
10–8–9–8

Songs using C#