Wednesday, March 5, 2014

C# Guitar Chord / Db Guitar Chord

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The C# guitar chord and Db guitar chord are enharmonic, this means the two different names refer to the same pitch and chord. Depending on the key you're playing in you may see this chord referred to as either C# major or Db major. Whichever label is used the fingering for this chord is the same.

C# guitar chord

Db guitar chord

The first fingering is derived from an open C major chord, shifted up 1 fret, creating a C sharp / D flat chord.

C# guitar chord

The next fingering is a barre chord with the root note on the A string.
Db guitar chord

Db major guitar chord


To play the barre chord place your finger firmly behind the 4th fret.
C# guitar chord



Major chords use these notes from the major scale: 1, 3, 5
C# uses these notes = C#, E#, G#
Db uses these notes = Db, F, Ab

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