C shape of C# Major
Symbol: C#
C shape
Root
C#
Chord tones
C# · F · G#
Intervals from the root (semitones)
0 · 4 · 7
Position
From fret 1
String by string
- String 6: not played
- String 5: fret 4 → C#root
- String 4: fret 3 → F
- String 3: fret 1 → G#
- String 2: fret 2 → C#root
- String 1: fret 1 → F
Note names on this page use the toolkit's sharp spelling throughout: A# and Bb are the same pitch, and this page always writes A#.
The five shapes of C# Major
- 1. C shape · From fret 1
- 2. A shape · From fret 4
- 3. G shape · From fret 6
- 4. E shape · From fret 9
- 5. D shape · From fret 11
Each shape covers the same chord in a different place on the neck; the list shows where each one starts.
Corresponding C# Ionian (Major)
Every tone of C# Major belongs to C# Ionian (Major). The board shows that scale across frets 0–12, connecting this chord shape to the notes around it.
RootIn scaleOutside scale
C# · D# · F · F# · G# · A# · C
C# Major in the C shape sounds 5 of the six strings in standard tuning, and its chord tones are C# · F · G#.