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