Five String Banjo · Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 3

C♯MC♯ Major

DRoot
F♯tone
Atone

Formula ♭2 · 4 · ♭6  ·  Notes D · F♯ · A

How to play it

C♯M fingering positions

Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 3, low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

C♯ Major guitar chord — M-shape, 2nd (x 3 2 3 x) fretboard diagram in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 3
C♯ Major guitar chord — M-shape, 5th (8 7 5 8 x) fretboard diagram in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 3
C♯ Major guitar chord — M-shape, 14th (x 15 14 15 x) fretboard diagram in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 3
C♯ Major guitar chord — 2nd position (x 3 2 x 3) fretboard diagram in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 3
C♯ Major guitar chord — 2nd position (x 3 2 0 3) fretboard diagram in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 3
C♯ Major guitar chord — 2nd position (x 3 2 3 3) fretboard diagram in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 3
C♯ Major guitar chord — 3rd position (x 3 x 0 3) fretboard diagram in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 3
C♯ Major guitar chord — 3rd position (x 3 5 0 x) fretboard diagram in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

C♯M guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

C♯ Major guitar tab — M-shape, 2nd (x 3 2 3 x) in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 3
C♯ Major guitar tab — M-shape, 5th (8 7 5 8 x) in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 3
C♯ Major guitar tab — M-shape, 14th (x 15 14 15 x) in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 3
C♯ Major guitar tab — 2nd position (x 3 2 x 3) in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 3
C♯ Major guitar tab — 2nd position (x 3 2 0 3) in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 3
C♯ Major guitar tab — 2nd position (x 3 2 3 3) in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 3
C♯ Major guitar tab — 3rd position (x 3 x 0 3) in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 3
C♯ Major guitar tab — 3rd position (x 3 5 0 x) in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 3
Sound

How C♯M sounds

Consonance
5/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
happybrightresolved
Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F♯ · A
Formula (scale degrees)♭2 · 4 · ♭6
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