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Chord & Fret

C#/G# — with the fifth in the bass (second inversion)

Also written Db/Ab — the same chord, spelled the other way.

Notes in C#/G#: G# – C# – E#Formula: 1 – 3 – 5 / 5

In the formula, the numbers count steps of the major scale starting from the note that names the chord; "b" lowers a half step, "#" raises one — and a slash names the bass note.

C/G is the C chord with G in the bass — the second inversion. The notes are the same; the floor is what changes, and the chord starts to feel like a support, something held in place.

The same chord on all four instruments

C#/G#, x x x 1 2 1C#/G#132×××G#C#F
Guitar
C#/G#, x x x 1 2 1C#/G#132×××G#C#F
Electric guitar
C#/G#, 6 6 6 6C#/G#61111G#C#FG#
Cavaquinho
C#/G#, 6 8 9 8C#/G#61243C#G#C#F
Ukulele

Where to use it: Bass pedals, chorus entrances and the classic preparation right before the main chord.

Every region of the neck hides more shapes of C#/G#. In Chord & Fret, you check it note by note, playing any shape as an arpeggio; open every variation on the neck, grouped by bass note; and set a capo — the diagrams redraw above it. Start free. Unlock everything with Pro. Plays offline.

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Part of the Inversions (slash) family.

Other chords in this family

C#/FC#/CC#/D#C#/F#C#/A#

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