Four String Bass · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

C♯MC♯ Major

DRoot

F♯tone

Atone

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

How to play it

C♯M fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1, 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 — Open (x 4 3 1) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

C♯ Major guitar chord — M-shape, 9th (9 11 11 10) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

C♯ Major guitar chord — M-shape, 13th (x 16 15 13) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

C♯ Major guitar chord — 6th position (9 8 6 x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

C♯ Major guitar chord — 6th position (9 8 6 6) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

C♯ Major guitar chord — 9th position (9 11 x 10) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

C♯ Major guitar chord — 18th position (21 20 18 x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

C♯ Major guitar chord — 18th position (21 20 18 18) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

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 — Open (x 4 3 1) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

C♯ Major guitar tab — M-shape, 9th (9 11 11 10) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

C♯ Major guitar tab — M-shape, 13th (x 16 15 13) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

C♯ Major guitar tab — 6th position (9 8 6 x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

C♯ Major guitar tab — 6th position (9 8 6 6) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

C♯ Major guitar tab — 9th position (9 11 x 10) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

C♯ Major guitar tab — 18th position (21 20 18 x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

C♯ Major guitar tab — 18th position (21 20 18 18) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

Sound

How C♯M sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

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Genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F♯ · A

Formula (scale degrees)♭2 · 4 · ♭6

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