Guitar Chords in the Key of C Sharp (C♯) Major

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The chords in the key of C♯ Major

C Sharp Major Chord C♯
D Sharp minor Chord D♯m
E Sharp minor Chord E♯m
F Sharp Major Chord F♯
G Sharp Major Chord G♯
A Sharp Minor Chord A♯m
B Sharp Diminished Chord B♯dim

C♯ Major - D♯ minor - E♯ minor - F♯ Major - G♯ Major - A♯ minor - B♯ diminished (B♯°)

         C♯   D♯m   E♯m    F♯    G♯   A♯m   B♯dim     
e|----4-----6-----1-----2-----4-----1----------|
B|----6-----7-----1-----2-----4-----2-----4----|
G|----6-----8-----1-----3-----5-----3-----5----|
D|----6-----8-----3-----4-----6-----3-----4----|
A|----4-----6-----------------6-----1-----3----|
E|----------------------------4----------------|
      I     ii   iii    IV    V     vi   vii

The chord formula for any Major key is
Major - minor - minor - Major - Major - minor - diminished

A common way to number these chords is by Roman numerals
I - ii - iii - IV - V - vi - vii

(Major chords are usually capitalized, minor and diminished chords are lower case)

Key of C♯ Major Using 7th Chords

C Sharp Major 7 Chord C♯Maj7
D Sharp minor 7 Chord D♯m7
E Sharp minor 7 Chord E♯m7
F Sharp Major 7 Chord F♯Maj7
G Sharp Dominant 7 Chord G♯7
A Sharp Minor 7 Chord A♯m7
B Sharp minor 7 ♭5 Chord B♯m7♭5

C♯ Major 7 - D♯ minor 7 - E♯ minor 7 - F♯ Major 7 - G♯ Dominant 7 - A♯ minor 7 - B♯ minor 7♭5

   C♯Maj7  D♯m7  E♯m7 F♯Maj7 G♯7  A♯m7  B♯m7♭5  
e|----4-----6-----4-----2-----4-----1----------|
B|----6-----7-----4-----2-----4-----2-----4----|
G|----5-----6-----5-----3-----5-----1-----3----|
D|----6-----8-----3-----3-----4-----3-----4----|
A|----4-----6-----------4-----6-----1-----3----|
E|----------------------2-----4----------------|
      I     ii   iii    IV    V     vi   vii