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C Sharp Major Chord on Piano (C#)

C sharp major (C#) is a major chord with the notes C# - E# - G#. It lives in the key of C# major. On the keys: all three notes are black keys, a comfortable shape once you find the first one. Below: keyboard, inversions, fingering and the chords of its key.

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C# C# E# G#

C sharp major in four facts

Keyboard shape

All three notes are black keys, a comfortable shape once you find the first one.

Key signature

C# is the home chord of C# major: 7 sharps.

Tension and release

Ab7 (Ab C Eb Gb) pulls straight into C#.

Other name

Sheet music sometimes calls the root Db instead of C#: same key on the piano, same major chord.

C# in keys and progressions

Three major keys contain C#:

I in C# major
IV in Ab major
V in F# major

Relative minor: Bbm · Parallel minor: C#m

Many songs use this order from C# (I - V - vi - IV): C# → Ab → Bbm → F#. Move between inversions so the hand barely moves.

The chords of C# major

These seven chords share their notes with C#.

Degree	Chord	Notes
I	C#	C# E# G#
ii	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb
iii	Fm	F Ab C
IV	F#	F# A# C#
V	Ab	Ab C Eb
vi	Bbm	Bb Db F
vii°	Cdim	C Eb Gb

C# inversions on the keyboard

Whichever note is lowest, it is still C#.

C# C# E# G#

Root position: C# E# G#

C# E# G# C#

1st inversion: E# G# C#

C# G# C# E#

2nd inversion: G# C# E#

C# fingering, both hands

Hand	C#	E#	G#
Right hand	1 (thumb)	3 (middle)	5 (little)
Left hand	5 (little)	3 (middle)	1 (thumb)

Keep the fingers curved and land on C#, E# and G# at the same moment; if one note is quieter, that finger is too flat.

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Common questions

Which keys make a C sharp major chord on the piano?

Press C#, E# and G# together. Any octave works, and any order of those three notes is still C#.

What fingers do I use for C#?

Fingers 1, 3 and 5 in the right hand (thumb on C#), and 5, 3, 1 in the left hand (little finger on C#).

What is the relative minor of C sharp major?

Bbm. Both share the same key signature, and the two chords share two notes.

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C Sharp Major Chord on Piano (C#)

C sharp major in four facts

Keyboard shape

Key signature

Tension and release

Other name

C# in keys and progressions

The chords of C# major

C# inversions on the keyboard

C# fingering, both hands

Train C# in a game

Common questions

Which keys make a C sharp major chord on the piano?

What fingers do I use for C#?

What is the relative minor of C sharp major?

Your instrument is the controller.

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