C#5 chord

C#5 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.

Description and theory

C#5 is equivalent to D flat 5th. It's usually played as a movable shape with the bass note on the 6th or 5th string.

The chord consists of two notes. The notes represent the root and perfect fifth. Notice that the root is sometimes doubled.

C#5 is an abbreviation for C sharp fifth, also known as C sharp power chord.

The notes that the C#5 chord consists of are C# and G#.

C#5 - D#5 - G#5

Examples of progressions featuring C#5.

Progression 1: C#5 in I5-ii5-V5 progression.
C#5	D#5	G#5

Progression 2: Riff based rather than traditional harmony.
A5 57XXXX	B5 79XXXX	G#5 46XXXX	C#5 X46XXX

C#5/G# (means that G# is the bass note).