HOW TO PLAY
C# Major
From your perspective, as you look down at the fretboard:
STEP BY STEP
How to play a C# Major chord on the guitar
- Make a barre with your first finger on the fourth fret.
- Put your second finger on the sixth fret of the fourth string.
- Put your third finger on the sixth fret of the third string.
- Put your fourth finger on the sixth fret of the second string.
- Strum only the highest five strings.
THEORY
C# Major is a major triad, built up of the root, the major third, and the perfect fifth:
Here is how those notes are actually distributed across your fretboard
Here’s how you might play the same chord on the piano:
HOW IT’S USED
The most common progression you’ll likely see with C# Major is going from C#, to F#, to G#, or I, IV, V.
C#
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F#
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G#
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Adding in the minor six chord (A#m), you have the classic `I-V-iv-IV` pattern:
C#
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G#
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A#m
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F#
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SEE ALSO
Other common chords in the key of C# Major:
HOW TO PLAY
G# Major
HOW TO PLAY
F# Major
HOW TO PLAY
A# Minor