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.
Open Position
Chord Diagrams
Position, Fret 9
Uses a barre chord technique
Barre Shape, Fret 4
Uses a barre chord technique
How to Play C#
Follow these steps for the open position fingering:
| # | String | Instruction | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low E (6th string) | ●Fret 9 with your index finger | C# |
| 2 | A (5th string) | ●Fret 11 with your ring finger | F |
| 3 | D (4th string) | ●Fret 11 with your pinky finger | G# |
| 4 | G (3rd string) | ●Fret 10 with your middle finger | C# |
| 5 | B (2nd string) | ●Fret 9 with your index finger | F |
| 6 | High E (1st string) | ●Fret 9 with your index finger | G# |
○ = 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:
Songs Using C#
These songs from our play-along library feature the C# chord:
Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin
Sonu Nigam
Tujhe Bhula Diya
Mohit Chauhan
Sahiba
Aditya Rikhari
Sweet Child O' Mine
Guns N' Roses
That’s So True
Gracie Abrams
Tum Hi Ho
Arijit Singh
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Green Day
Dasha - Austin
BagOnly
ZLATA OGNEVICH
Zlata Ognevich
Tame Impala - My Old Ways
tameimpala
STAY
The Kid Laroi
Viva La Vida
Coldplay
I'm Yours
Jason Mraz
Cage The Elephant - Come A Little Closer
SWAT REDD
Mitski - I'll Change for You
Mitski
abc (nicer)
GAYLE
Problems
Mother Mother
Give Me One Reason
Tracy Chapman
RUMI & JINU
Unknown
Dominic Fike - White Keys
Ethereal Music
Tum Se Hi
Mohit Chauhan
No Woman, No Cry
Bob Marley
Kenny Loggins - Footloose
Miluzie
Mitski - My Love Mine All Mine
Mitski
Training Season
Dua Lipa
Jolene
Dolly Parton
Alag Aasmaan
Anuv Jain
Where Are You Now
Lost Frequencies
Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please
Lost Panda
Photograph
Ed Sheeran
Kal Ho Na Ho
Sonu Nigam
Derek and the Dominos - Layla
TacoBender79
juju - Wasted Summers
jujumusic
Buffalo Soldier
Bob Marley
Riptide
Vance Joy
Ik Vaari Aa
Arijit Singh
Crying City - Urn
Chill Only
Sum41-Fat Lip
mreddy100
Tera Ban Jaunga
Akhil
Teri Aankhon Mein
Darshan Raval
Tate McRae - It's ok I'm ok
SyrebralVibes
sombr - back to friends
deep blue sounds
Teri Yaad
Aditya Rikhari
Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe!
ChappellRoan
Afraid To Feel
LF System
Billie Eilish - WILDFLOWER (BILLIE BY FINNEAS)
Unknown
Morgan Wallen - Last Night
BagOnly
Luke Combs - Fast Car
The Vibe Guide
Soch Na Sake
Arijit Singh
Santeria
Sublime
Queens Of The Stone Age - Little Sister
QueensStoneAge
The Sound of Silence
Simon & Garfunkel
Wallows – Calling After Me
Wallows
Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen
Bob Seger Old Time Rock n Roll
Unknown
Lizzy McAlpine - Staying
LizzyMcAlpine
1. Blue Swede - Hooked on a Feeling
Joel Gustafsson
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana
Jo Tum Mere Ho
Anuv Jain
Message in a Bottle
The Police
SZA - BMF
SZA
Riri
NINEVICIOUS
Ariana Grande - we can't be friends (wait for your love)
ArianaGrande
Luke Combs - When It Rains It Pours
LukeCombs
Pat Benatar - Heartbreaker
DJSocio18
Sabrina Carpenter - House Tour
SabrinaCarpenter
Could you Be Loved
Bob Marley
Rain On Me
Lady Gaga
The Offspring - Staring at the Sun
0ffspring0
Sienna Spiro - Die On This Hill
InvertOG
The Reason
Hoobastank
Carpetman – You Will Never Know it
Carpetman
Head & Heart (feat. MNEK)
Joel Corry
Counting Stars
OneRepublic
More Than Words
Extreme
Hurt
Johnny Cash
Sajni
Jal The Band
Kato - Turn The Lights Off feat. Jon
LatinHype
Guns N' Roses - Patience
GunsNRoses
Teenage Dirtbag (With Lyrics) - Wheatus
MovieContributer
Mr. Brightside
The Killers
Here Without You
3 Doors Down
Home
Phillip Phillips
My Immortal (Band Version)
Evanescence
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Lookin' Out My Back Door
CCR
Over My Head (Cable Car)
The Fray
What It Sounds Like
HUNTR/X
The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
ABKCO
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Night Moves
BobSeger
Rush - Xanadu
Rush
Guns N' Roses - November Rain
GunsNRoses
3 Doors Down - Here Without You
3DoorsDown
Eddie Money - Take Me Home Tonight/Be My Baby ft. Ronnie Spector
EddieMoney
In The End - Linkin Park
Linkin Park
DEF LEPPARD - "Pour Some Sugar On Me"
DEF LEPPARD
Journey - Don't Stop Believin'
journey
Deep Purple - Smoke On the Water
Deep Purple
Aerosmith - Dream On
Aerosmith
Stargazing
Myles Smith
People Watching
Sam Fender
Guess feat. billie eilish
Charli xcx
Lose Control
Teddy Swims
Poison-Every Rose Has Its Thorn
OutsiderVen23
Europe - The Final Countdown
Europe
Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal Lyrics
MJKiingofPop
Hell Yeah - Rev Theory
Rev Theory
Van Halen- Runnin' with the devil
mig31imstillalive
Green Green Grass
George Ezra
Seventeen Going Under (Edit)
Sam Fender
Unholy
Sam Smith
Anti-Hero
Taylor Swift
Before You Go
Lewis Capaldi
Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)
Elton John
BED
Joel Corry
Sweet Melody
Little Mix
Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club
Lost Panda
Heartbreak Anthem
Galantis
Kendrick Lamar, SZA - All The Stars
Unknown
Not Like Us
Kendrick Lamar
Tommy Richman - MILLION DOLLAR BABY
Tommy Richman
Charli xcx - party 4 u
Charli xcx
Ed Sheeran - Azizam
Ed Sheeran
BTS (방탄소년단) ‘SWIM’ Official MV
Unknown
Anyma, LISA - Bad Angel
Anyma
Harry Styles - American Girls
HarryStyles
Dave - Raindance (ft. Tems)
Santan Dave
Olivia Rodrigo - drop dead
OliviaRodrigo
Charli xcx - Guess featuring billie eilish
Charli xcx
RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!
RAYE
Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please (Lyric Video)
Sabrina Carpenter
Benson Boone - Mystical Magical
Benson Boone
Teddy Swims - Lose Control (Lyric Video)
Teddy Swims
The Killers - Mr Brightside
Victor Rosendahl
Good Times by Finger Eleven
RockofVengeance
Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle
GunsNRoses
Benson Boone - Slow It Down
Benson Boone
Myles Smith - Stargazing (Lyric Video)
Unknown
Post Malone - I Had Some Help (feat. Morgan Wallen)
PostMalone
Michael Jackson - Thriller
michaeljackson
Guns N' Roses - Paradise City
GunsNRoses
Metito - On my mind
Metito
BLACKPINK '뛰어(JUMP)' (Color Coded Lyrics)
Unknown
Ilahi
Mohit Chauhan
The Runaways - Cherry Bomb lyrics
YTLyricsz
ღ Black Velvet ~ Alannah Myles ღ
Nikoletta Triantopoulou
The Jackson 5 - ABC
ChloeOliver15
Justin Bieber - DAISIES
Lost Panda
@sza - Saturn
Unknown
LISA - ROCKSTAR
SyrebralVibes
Don't Stop Believin'
Journey
Billie Eilish - WILDFLOWER
Unknown
Sabrina Carpenter - Nonsense
Unique Sound
Ed Sheeran - Sapphire
TrendingTracks
Sabrina Carpenter - Tears
TrendingTracks
Alexia
Unknown
Olivia Dean - Man I Need
Unknown
Gracie Abrams - That’s So True
Unknown
Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams
7clouds
WizTheMc, bees & honey - Show Me Love
Unknown
Post Malone & Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help
Unknown
Ariana Grande - We Can’t Be Friends
Lost Panda
Tame Impala - Dracula
TrendingTracks
Man I Need - Olivia Dean
Unknown
Ella Langley - Choosin' Texas
Unknown
Alex Warren - FEVER DREAM
Pizza Music
Perfect
Ed Sheeran
Comfortably Numb
Pink Floyd
Dave, Tems - Raindance
Unknown
Tears in Heaven
Eric Clapton
Gul
Anuv Jain
Bleachers - you and forever
Bleachers
Tenerife Sea
Ed Sheeran
Muskurane
Arijit Singh
O Mere Dil Ke Chain
Kishore Kumar
Kho Gaye Hum Kahan
Jasleen Royal
Khairiyat
Arijit Singh
Tere Sang Yaara
Atif Aslam
Ranjha
B Praak
Laal Ishq
Arijit Singh
Woh Ladki Jo
Unknown
Phir Le Aaya Dil
Arijit Singh
Shayad
Arijit Singh
Chahun Main Ya Naa
Arijit Singh
Pehla Nasha
Udit Narayan
Faasle
Aditya Rikhari
Zindagi Kuch Toh Bata (Reprise) | Bajrangi Bhaijaan
Pritam
Mann Bharrya
B Praak
Main Hoon Hero Tera
Armaan Malik
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