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C♯5

C# Power Chord chord

Notes

C#G#

Intervals

15

Root

C#

Voicings on standard tuning

Voicing 1
Voicing 2
Voicing 3
Voicing 4
Voicing 5
Voicing 6
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About C♯5

Common progressions using C♯5

I–V–vi–IV

G#→A#m→F#

With C#power-chord as the tonic, this is the classic four-chord pop loop.

ii–V–I

D#m7→G#7

C#power-chord is the resting point everything resolves to.

I–IV–V

F#→G#

The three-chord backbone of folk, country and early rock and roll.

Other C# chords

C♯C♯mC♯ Dominant 7thC♯ Major 7thC♯ Minor 7thC♯ Suspended 2ndC♯ Suspended 4thC♯ DiminishedC♯ AugmentedC♯ 6thC♯ 9thC♯ Add 9

Same quality, other roots

C5D5D♯5E5F5F♯5G5G♯5A5A♯5B5