C♯–G guitar chord

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C♯ tritone dyad · Open position

EADGBERnoteC♯GroleR♭5fret40fret 4C2C3C4C5
Two notes: the first in its name is the lower

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A13♯11 · Scriabin

EADGBE5R♯11♭73139noteAD♯GC♯F♯BroleR♯11♭73139fret565677frets 5–7C2C3C4C5
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F♯7♭9♯11 · Stravinsky · nearest shape for the hand

EADGBER♯11♭735♭9noteF♯B♯Same note as CEA♯C♯GroleR♯11♭735♭9fret232323frets 2–3C2C3C4C5
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D♭(1 3 11 ♭5 ♭7 7) · Messiaen · nearest shape for the hand

EADGBE7R♭57311♭7noteC♯GB♯Same note as CE♯Same note as FF♯BroleR♭57311♭7fret910101077frets 7–10C2C3C4C5
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How to play C♯–G on guitar

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the A string at the 4th fret. Let the G string ring open. Don’t play the low E, D, B and high E strings.

From the low E string x 4 x 0 x x (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in C♯–G?

C♯–G, C♯ tritone dyad, is C♯ and G: the root (C♯) and the diminished fifth (G). Its formula is 1 ♭5.

C♯–G on other instruments

7-string guitar8-string guitarBass5-string bass6-string bass7-string bass8-string bassUkuleleMandolinBanjo

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