C#5 Piano Chord: Notes, Inversions and Fingering (C Sharp Power Chord)

How to play C#5

Find C# at or above middle C. That is the root.
Add G# above it, skipping the keys in between.
Right hand fingering: 1 and 5 (thumb and pinky). Left hand: 5 and 1.

Notes

C#root

G#5 · perfect fifth

C#5 inversions

An inversion moves the lowest note up an octave. Same notes, smoother jumps between chords.

Root position

C# · G#

1st inversion

G# · C#

Notes and theory

C#root

G#5 · perfect fifth

A power chord is just the root and fifth. With no third it suits distortion, which is why rock and metal riffs are built on it. The formula is 1 5.

C#5 on guitar

More C# chords

All C# piano chords

C#major C#mminor C#7dominant seventh C#m7minor seventh C#maj7major seventh C#sus4suspended fourth C#sus2suspended second C#dimdiminished C#augaugmented C#6major sixth C#9dominant ninth C#add9added ninth C#m7b5half-diminished C#dim7diminished seventh C#7sus4dominant seventh suspended fourth C#m6minor sixth C#m9minor ninth C#maj9major ninth

power chord chords in every key

C5 C#5 D5 D#5 E5 F5 F#5 G5 G#5 A5 A#5 B5

Questions

What notes are in the C#5 chord?

C#5 (C sharp power chord) is made of two notes: C# (root) and G# (perfect fifth).

How do you play C#5 on piano?

Play C# and G# together. With the right hand use fingers 1 and 5 (thumb and pinky); with the left hand use 5 and 1.

What are the inversions of C#5?

Root position: C# G#. 1st inversion: G# C#.

What does a power chord chord sound like?

A power chord is just the root and fifth. With no third it suits distortion, which is why rock and metal riffs are built on it.