Six String Guitar · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C♯MC♯ Major

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F♯tone

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

How to play it

C♯M fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭), 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 — D-shape, 2nd (x x 0 2 3 2) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C♯ Major guitar chord — C-shape, 2nd (x 5 4 2 3 2) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C♯ Major guitar chord — A-shape, 5th (x 5 7 7 7 5) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C♯ Major guitar chord — G-shape, 7th (10 9 7 7 7 10) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C♯ Major guitar chord — E-shape, 10th (10 12 12 11 10 10) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C♯ Major guitar chord — D-shape, 12th (x x 12 14 15 14) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C♯ Major guitar chord — C-shape, 14th (x 17 16 14 15 14) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C♯ Major guitar chord — A-shape, 17th (x 17 19 19 19 17) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

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 — D-shape, 2nd (x x 0 2 3 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C♯ Major guitar tab — C-shape, 2nd (x 5 4 2 3 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C♯ Major guitar tab — A-shape, 5th (x 5 7 7 7 5) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C♯ Major guitar tab — G-shape, 7th (10 9 7 7 7 10) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C♯ Major guitar tab — E-shape, 10th (10 12 12 11 10 10) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C♯ Major guitar tab — D-shape, 12th (x x 12 14 15 14) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C♯ Major guitar tab — C-shape, 14th (x 17 16 14 15 14) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

C♯ Major guitar tab — A-shape, 17th (x 17 19 19 19 17) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

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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