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C♯ chord finder
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Chord diagram
Shape 1 of 2
A-shape barre · Frets 4-6
C♯
Shape difficulty
IntermediateMain challenge: Keeping the barre even enough that the middle strings ring clearly instead of thinning out.
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C♯ Guitar Chords
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Keep the root fixed and compare how C♯ changes as new intervals are added. The related major notes C♯, D♯, F, and F♯ and minor notes C♯, D♯, E, and F♯ help explain why those colors feel different.
Common C♯ chords
C♯
C♯ Major
a bright, stable, foundational sound. beginner songs, pop, folk, country, worship, and the I, IV, and V chords behind countless progressions.
Notes: C♯, E♯, and G♯
C♯m
C♯ Minor
a darker, moodier sound than a major triad. minor-key songs, ballads, indie progressions, cinematic writing, and any harmony that needs a darker contrast.
Notes: C♯, E, and G♯
C♯7
C♯7
a tense, bluesy, forward-leaning sound. blues, folk turnarounds, rock cadences, and any progression that needs a clear pull into the next chord.
Notes: C♯, E♯, G♯, and B
C♯7sus4
C♯7sus4
a suspended dominant sound with forward pull. rock turnarounds, worship progressions, bluesy cadences, and dominant moments that want tension without a plain major third.
Notes: C♯, F♯, G♯, and B
C♯maj7
C♯ Major 7
a smooth, lush major sound. jazz-influenced pop, neo-soul, ballads, and smoother tonic or subdominant harmony.
Notes: C♯, E♯, G♯, and B♯
C♯m7
C♯ Minor 7
a mellow, soulful, more relaxed minor sound. jazz, soul, funk, mellow pop, neo-soul, and softer minor-key progressions.
Notes: C♯, E, G♯, and B
C♯dim
C♯ Diminished
a tight, tense, unstable sound. leading-tone harmony, passing chords, and tighter tension points in both major and minor progressions.
Notes: C♯, E, and G
C♯aug
C♯ Augmented
a bright but unsettled sound. passing harmony, dramatic songwriting turns, and color-chord moments where a plain major triad feels too settled.
Notes: C♯, E♯, and G♯#
C♯6
C♯6
a warm major sound with a little extra motion. older pop, swing-flavored rhythm work, warmer tonic harmony, and arranged parts that want motion without a seventh chord.
Notes: C♯, E♯, G♯, and A♯
C♯m6
C♯ Minor 6
a minor sound with an added lift. jazzier minor-key writing, arranged rhythm parts, and progressions that want more motion than a plain minor chord.
Notes: C♯, E, G♯, and A♯
C♯add9
C♯ Add 9
an open, airy major sound. acoustic pop, worship, singer-songwriter arrangements, and other progressions that want a wider top end.
Notes: C♯, E♯, G♯, and D♯
C♯9
C♯9
a bluesy dominant sound with extra color. blues, funk, soul, and richer dominant grooves where a plain 7 chord needs more color.
Notes: C♯, E♯, G♯, B, and D♯
C♯sus2
C♯ Sus2
an open, suspended sound. acoustic strumming, pop hooks, singer-songwriter progressions, and repeated patterns that need motion without extra harmonic complexity.
Notes: C♯, D♯, and G♯
C♯sus4
C♯ Sus4
a suspended, pushing, unresolved sound. rock, pop, worship, and singer-songwriter strumming patterns where tension and release happen around one root sound.
Notes: C♯, F♯, and G♯
C♯5
C♯ Power
a punchy, direct, neutral guitar sound. rock riffs, punk, palm-muted rhythm parts, and higher-gain playing where full triads can sound too busy.
Notes: C♯ and G♯