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IntermediateMajor

C# Chord

The C# is a major chord that sounds bright, happy, and resolved. Major chords are the backbone of countless songs. Their bright, stable sound makes them perfect for strumming, picking, and rhythm playing across every genre.

Notes:C#Root (1)FMajor 3rd (3)G#Perfect 5th (5)

Open Position

C#4fr✕13331

Chord Diagrams

Position, Fret 4

Uses a barre chord technique

C#4fr✕13331

Barre Shape, Fret 9

Uses a barre chord technique

C#9fr134211

How to Play C#

Follow these steps for the open position fingering:

Barre technique: Press your index finger flat across all strings at fret 4 to form the barre, then add the remaining fingers on top.
#StringInstructionNote
1Low E (6th string)✕Mute, do not play this string–
2A (5th string)●Fret 4 with your index fingerF
3D (4th string)●Fret 6 with your ring fingerG#
4G (3rd string)●Fret 6 with your ring fingerC#
5B (2nd string)●Fret 6 with your ring fingerF
6High E (1st string)●Fret 4 with your index fingerG#

○ = Open string (no fingers needed)

✕ = Muted string (don't play)

● = Press your finger down firmly just behind the fret

Notes in C#

The C# chord is built from 3 distinct notes, each serving a harmonic role:

C#
Root (1)
The root, gives the chord its name
F
Major 3rd (3)
The major third, creates the bright sound
G#
Perfect 5th (5)
The fifth, adds power and stability

Songs Using C#

These songs from our play-along library feature the C# chord:

Lookin' Out My Back Door

Creedence Clearwater Revival

intermediate

Here Without You

3 Doors Down

beginner

Sahiba

Aditya Rikhari

intermediate

abc (nicer)

GAYLE

beginner

Sweet Child O' Mine

Guns N' Roses

intermediate

Great Expectation

SIENNA SPIRO

intermediate

Saturn

SZA

beginner

Tum Hi Ho

Arijit Singh

intermediate

STAY

The Kid Laroi

beginner

ZLATA OGNEVICH

Zlata Ognevich

intermediate

Solar Eclipse

Drake, Don Toliver

intermediate

Viva La Vida

Coldplay

beginner

Antidote

Karan Aujla

advanced

I'm Yours

Jason Mraz

intermediate

Turn the Lights Off

Jon & KATO

intermediate

My Old Ways

Tame Impala

intermediate

Problems

Mother Mother

advanced

Putaapu Gang

Anirudh Ravichander, Thamizh Aadhavan

intermediate

Janice STFU

Drake

intermediate

Bindaas

Deepthi Suresh, Anirudh Ravichander, Super Subu

intermediate

Give Me One Reason

Tracy Chapman

intermediate

Radhimaa

Sai Abhyankkar, Nargis Teji, Asma Teji & Vivek feat. Sai Smriti

intermediate

Head & Heart

Joel Corry feat. MNEK

beginner

Training Season

Dua Lipa

intermediate

Bye Bye Bye

*NSYNC

intermediate

No Woman, No Cry

Bob Marley

advanced

Welcome To The Jungle

Guns N' Roses

advanced

Three Little Birds

Bob Marley

intermediate

KATSEYE (캣츠아이) "PINKY UP" Official MV

HYBE LABELS

advanced

Somebody's Watching Me

Rockwell

beginner

Man I Need

Olivia Dean

beginner

Dream On

Aerosmith

intermediate

That’s So True

Gracie Abrams

beginner

November Rain

Guns N' Roses

advanced

Riptide

Vance Joy

beginner

Take Me Home Tonight/Be My Baby ft. Ronnie Spector

Eddie Money

beginner

Kabhi Kabhi Aditi

Rashid Ali

intermediate

Last Thing You Need

Morgan Wallen

beginner

I Really Do...

Karan Aujla & Ikky

intermediate

People

Libianca

beginner

I Put A Spell On You

Nina Simone

intermediate

Afraid To Feel

LF System

intermediate

the cure

Olivia Rodrigo

intermediate

Sooraj Dooba Hai

Arijit Singh

advanced

Stop Waiting

Cigarettes After Sex

intermediate

Jolene

Dolly Parton

beginner

Best I Ever Had

Drake

intermediate

The Sound of Silence

Simon & Garfunkel

beginner

Hooked On a Feeling

Blue Swede

intermediate

Ik Vaari Aa

Arijit Singh

advanced

Smells Like Teen Spirit

Nirvana

intermediate

Night Moves

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

beginner

BMF

SZA

beginner

Message in a Bottle

The Police

intermediate

Marianne

Fontaines D.C.

beginner

"Soda Pop" Official Lyric Video | KPop Demon Hunters | Sony Animation

Sony Pictures Animation

intermediate

Mystical Magical

Benson Boone

intermediate

Kho Gaye Hum Kahan

Jasleen Royal

beginner

I Was Made For Lovin' You

Kiss

advanced

House Tour

Sabrina Carpenter

intermediate

Pehla Nasha

Udit Narayan

intermediate

The Reason

Hoobastank

intermediate

Die On This Hill

SIENNA SPIRO

advanced

You Will Never Know it

Carpetman

intermediate

SWIM

BTS

advanced

Counting Stars

OneRepublic

beginner

Highway to Hell

AC/DC

intermediate

Soch Na Sake

Arijit Singh

intermediate

Housewife

Tate McRae

intermediate

Sajni

Jal The Band

intermediate

Patience

Guns N' Roses

intermediate

Last Night

Morgan Wallen

beginner

Tera Ban Jaunga

Akhil

intermediate

Main Hoon Hero Tera

Armaan Malik

intermediate

Mr. Brightside

The Killers

intermediate

Life is a Highway

Rascal Flatts

intermediate

Woh Ladki Jo

Abhijeet

advanced

back to friends

sombr

intermediate

Gimme Shelter

The Rolling Stones

intermediate

Xanadu

Rush

advanced

Fast Car

Luke Combs

beginner

Pour Some Sugar On Me

DEF LEPPARD

intermediate

I Can't Love You Anymore

Ella Langley & Morgan Wallen

beginner

Homewrecker

sombr

intermediate

Perfect

Ed Sheeran

beginner

People Watching

Sam Fender

beginner

Die With A Smile

Lady Gaga

intermediate

I'm The Problem

Morgan Wallen

beginner

Lose Control

Teddy Swims

intermediate

Every Rose Has Its Thorn

Poison

beginner

Ain't In LA

ADÉLA

beginner

Over My Head (Cable Car)

The Fray

intermediate

Hell Yeah

Rev Theory

intermediate

The Final Countdown

Europe

intermediate

Green Green Grass

George Ezra

intermediate

Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)

Elton John

beginner

Winning Speech

Karan Aujla, MXRCI

intermediate

Dai Dai

Shakira & Burna Boy

intermediate

Sweet Melody

Little Mix

advanced

Unholy

Sam Smith

intermediate

At Peace

Karan Aujla & Ikky

advanced

My Love Mine All Mine

Mitski

intermediate

Shayad

Arijit Singh

intermediate

Alag Aasmaan

Anuv Jain

beginner

Azizam

Ed Sheeran

intermediate

Laal Ishq

Arijit Singh

advanced

Where Are You Now

Lost Frequencies

advanced

hate that i made you love me

Ariana Grande

intermediate

Please Please Please

Sabrina Carpenter

advanced

WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!

RAYE

intermediate

Pink Pony Club

Chappell Roan

intermediate

Good Times by Finger Eleven

RockofVengeance

intermediate

Free

Rumi & JINU

intermediate

The Door

Teddy Swims

intermediate

Layla

Derek & The Dominos

advanced

Choosin' Texas

Ella Langley

beginner

Slow It Down

Benson Boone

beginner

Old Time Rock & Roll

Bob Seger

beginner

Boulevard of Broken Dreams

Green Day

intermediate

Smooth Criminal

Michael Jackson

advanced

Cherry Bomb

The Runaways

intermediate

DAISIES

Justin Bieber

beginner

Rockstar

LISA

beginner

Time After Time

Cyndi Lauper

advanced

Don't Stop Believin'

Journey

beginner

Tum Se Hi

Mohit Chauhan

beginner

Sapphire

Ed Sheeran

beginner

Little Sister

Queens of the Stone Age

intermediate

Khairiyat

Arijit Singh

advanced

I Just Might

Alexia

beginner

Sprinter

Central Cee & Dave

intermediate

Show Me Love

WizTheMc & bees & honey

intermediate

Dracula

Tame Impala

intermediate

FEVER DREAM

Alex Warren

intermediate

It's ok I'm ok

Tate McRae

intermediate

tv off

Kendrick Lamar

advanced

Tears in Heaven

Eric Clapton

advanced

Riri

NINEVICIOUS

beginner

Paradise City

Guns N' Roses

intermediate

What It Sounds Like

HUNTR/X

intermediate

Muskurane

Arijit Singh

intermediate

O Mere Dil Ke Chain

Kishore Kumar

advanced

Tere Sang Yaara

Atif Aslam

intermediate

On my mind

Metito

intermediate

Zindagi Kuch Toh Bata (Reprise) | Bajrangi Bhaijaan

Pritam

intermediate

Faasle

Aditya Rikhari

intermediate

WILDFLOWER

Billie Eilish

intermediate

Ranjha

B Praak

beginner

All I Did Was Dream Of You ft. The Marías

beabadoobee

intermediate

In The End

Linkin Park

intermediate

Footloose

Kenny Loggins

advanced

Calling After Me

Wallows

intermediate

Internet Girl

KATSEYE

advanced

Santeria

Sublime

intermediate

Tere Bina

A.R. Rahman

intermediate

party 4 u

Charli xcx

advanced

Raindance

Dave & Tems

intermediate

Thriller

Michael Jackson

intermediate

Billie Jean

Michael Jackson

intermediate

Tenerife Sea

Ed Sheeran

beginner

Kal Ho Na Ho

Sonu Nigam

advanced

More Than Words

Extreme

intermediate

Phir Le Aaya Dil

Arijit Singh

beginner

Bohemian Rhapsody

Queen

advanced

Stateside

PinkPantheress

intermediate

Heartbreak Anthem

Galantis

intermediate

Seventeen Going Under (Edit)

Sam Fender

beginner

Chahun Main Ya Naa

Arijit Singh

intermediate

MILLION DOLLAR BABY

Tommy Richman

intermediate

drop dead

Olivia Rodrigo

beginner

Good Luck, Babe!

Chappell Roan

intermediate

Staying

Lizzy McAlpine

intermediate

Gul

Anuv Jain

beginner

ABC

Jackson 5

intermediate

Heartbreaker

Pat Benatar

intermediate

good 4 u

Olivia Rodrigo

intermediate

One Sun One Moon

Anirudh Ravichander, Super Subu, Heisenberg

intermediate

SZA

BangersOnly

intermediate

GBP

Central Cee & 21 Savage

advanced

ღ Black Velvet ~ Alannah Myles ღ

Nikoletta Triantopoulou

intermediate

Nonsense

Sabrina Carpenter

intermediate

Bad Angel

Anyma, LISA

intermediate

Anxiety

Doechii

intermediate

Take A Slice

Glass Animals

advanced

you and forever

Bleachers

intermediate

Runnin' with the Devil

Van Halen

intermediate

American Girls

Harry Styles

beginner

When It Rains It Pours

Luke Combs

beginner

Other C# Chords

Explore other chord types built on the same root note:

C#mMinorIC#7Dominant 7thIC#maj7Major 7thIC#m7Minor 7thIC#sus2Suspended 2ndIC#sus4Suspended 4thI

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