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C# Guitar Chord

C# Guitar Chord and alternate tunings. 8 chord voicings, charts and sounds. Chord notes and structure: C# F G# (R 3 5).

C# Chord

Full name: C sharp major
AKA: C#M
Guitar sound:

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C# Guitar Chord Charts

Simplified notation: x 4 6 6 6 4 Difficulty level: Intermediate
C# for guitar on frets x, 4, 6, 6, 6, 4

Simplified notation: 9 11 11 10 9 9 Difficulty level: Intermediate
C# for guitar on frets 9, 11, 11, 10, 9, 9

Simplified notation: 9 8 6 6 6 x Difficulty level: Advanced
C# for guitar on frets 9, 8, 6, 6, 6, x

Simplified notation: x x 11 13 14 13 Difficulty level: Advanced
C# for guitar on frets x, x, 11, 13, 14, 13

Simplified notation: x 4 3 1 2 1 Difficulty level: Advanced
C# for guitar on frets x, 4, 3, 1, 2, 1

Simplified notation: x 4 3 1 2 x
C# for guitar on frets x, 4, 3, 1, 2, x

Simplified notation: 9 8 x 6 9 x
C# for guitar on frets 9, 8, x, 6, 9, x

Simplified notation: 9 8 6 x x 9
C# for guitar on frets 9, 8, 6, x, x, 9

C# Inversions on guitar

$C#\F guitar chord$

$C#\G# guitar chord$

C# chord charts for left handed guitar

C# Chord Structure

Notes: C# F G#
Interval structure: R 3 5

Chord construction:
R = C#
C# + major interval = F (scale degree = 3rd)
F + minor interval = G# (scale degree = 5th)

Db ;

C# on other instruments

C# piano

C# guitar

C# ukulele
C%23 ukulele chord

C# mandolin
C%23 mandolin chord

C# banjo

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C# Chord Harmonized Progressions

C# major scale harmonized triads
C# D#m Fm F# G# A#m Cdim

G# major scale harmonized triads
G# A#m Cm C# D# Fm Gdim

F# major scale harmonized triads
F# G#m A#m B C# D#m Fdim

Bb natural minor scale harmonized triads
Bbm Cdim Db (C#) Ebm Fm Gb Ab

F natural minor scale harmonized triads
Fm Gdim Ab Bbm Cm Db (C#) Eb

D# natural minor scale harmonized triads
D#m Fdim Gb G#m A#m B C#

F# harmonic minor scale harmonized triads
F#m G#dim Aaug Bm C# D Fdim

F harmonic minor scale harmonized triads
Fm Gdim Abaug Bbm C Db (C#) Edim

G# melodic minor scale harmonized triads
G#m A#m Baug C# D# Fdim Gdim

F# melodic minor scale harmonized triads
F#m G#m Aaug B C# D#dim Fdim

Scales Related to C#

Scales that include all of the notes of C#.
C#/Db major F#/Gb major G#/Ab major F#/Gb melodic minor G#/Ab melodic minor C#/Db ionian F#/Gb ionian G#/Ab ionian F harmonic minor F#/Gb harmonic minor D#/Eb natural minor F natural minor A#/Bb natural minor D#/Eb dorian G#/Ab dorian A#/Bb dorian C phrygian F phrygian A#/Bb phrygian C#/Db lydian

C# chord staff

C# summary table

Guitar chord name	C# (C sharp major)
Guitar sound
Notes and structure	C# F G# (R 3 5)
Alternate tunings
Related Chords	Db ;
Chord Categories	basic major triad Major chord
Other Notations	C#M
Chord Construction	R = C# C# + major interval = F (scale degree = 3rd) F + minor interval = G# (scale degree = 5th)
C# on other instruments	C# piano C# guitar C# ukulele C# mandolin C# banjo

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References related to this chord

basic major triad Major chord

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