Suspended & power
C♯ power chord chord
Just the root and 5th — punchy and neutral, a rock guitar staple.
- Notes
- C♯G♯
- Formula
- 15
- Built from
- root · perfect 5th
How to play C♯5
About the C♯ power chord chord
Playing it
On guitar, the usual C♯5 shape is x466xx at the 4th fret. It has no open strings, so it’s a movable shape — slide it along the neck for other power chord chords. Don’t strum the low E, B and high E strings.
On piano, every note of C♯5 is a black key.
On ukulele the usual C♯5 shape is 1144, using four fingers.
