Chord Shapes

Know the chord but not where to put your fingers? Pick it below to see the ways to play it, grouped by position on the neck.

Root

Chord

Tuning

Capo

C♯7

C# dominant seventh

Left-handed

Open

C♯

A♭

× 4 3 4 0 44 fingers

A♭

C♯

× 4 3 1 0 14 fingers

A♭

C♯

A♭

× 4 3 1 0 44 fingers

1st position

A♭

C♯

1 2 3 1 2 1barre · 4 fingers

A♭

C♯

× 2 3 1 2 1barre · 4 fingers

A♭

C♯

1 2 3 1 2 ×barre · 4 fingers

2nd position

✕✕

2fr

C♯

× 4 3 4 2 ×4 fingers

2fr

C♯

A♭

× 2 3 4 2 4barre · 4 fingers

2fr

C♯

A♭

4 2 3 4 2 ×barre · 4 fingers

3rd position

3fr

C♯

A♭

C♯

× 4 3 6 0 44 fingers

✕✕

3fr

C♯

A♭

× 4 3 4 × 44 fingers

✕✕✕

3fr

C♯

× 4 3 4 × ×3 fingers

4th position

4fr

C♯

A♭

× 4 6 4 6 4barre · 3 fingers

4fr

C♯

A♭

× 4 6 4 6 7barre · 4 fingers

4fr

A♭

C♯

A♭

4 4 6 4 6 4barre · 3 fingers

6th position

6fr

A♭

C♯

9 8 6 6 6 7barre · 4 fingers

6fr

A♭

C♯

7 8 6 6 6 7barre · 4 fingers

✕✕

6fr

A♭

C♯

× × 6 6 6 7barre · 2 fingers

9th position

9fr

C♯

A♭

C♯

A♭

9 11 9 10 9 9barre · 3 fingers

9fr

C♯

A♭

9 11 9 10 12 9barre · 4 fingers

9fr

C♯

A♭

9 11 9 10 9 ×barre · 3 fingers

10th position

✕✕✕

10fr

C♯

× × 11 10 12 ×3 fingers

✕✕✕

10fr

C♯

× × 11 10 0 ×2 fingers

✕✕

10fr

A♭

C♯

× 11 11 10 12 ×4 fingers

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