C# Major Piano Chord
Root
C#3rd
E#5th
G#E
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
C#
E#
G#
The Notes in a C# Major Chord
The Root
The root is the bottom note of the chord, the starting point to which the other notes relate. The root of a C# Major chord is C#.
The 3rd
The third of a C# Major chord is E#. The third is up four half-steps from the Root.
Finding E# from C# step by step:
- Start on: C#
- Step 1: move up to D
- Step 2: move up to D#
- Step 3: move up to E
- Step 4: Land on E#
3rd
E#Root
C#1
2
3
- D is a minor second above C#.
- D# is a major 2nd above C#.
- E is a minor third above C#.
- E# is a major third above C#.
The 5th
The fifth of a C# Major chord is G#. The fifth is down five half-steps from the Root.
Finding G# from C# step by step:
- Start on: C#
- Step 1: move down to B#
- Step 2: move down to B
- Step 3: move down to A#
- Step 4: move down to A
- Step 5: Land on G#
5th
G#Root
C#1
2
3
4
- B# is a minor second below C#.
- B is a major 2nd below C#.
- A# is a minor third below C#.
- A is a major third below C#.
- G# is a fourth below C#. The 5th is down a fourth? Confusing, right? The note G# is down 5 half-steps from C#, but up 7 half-steps from C#:
5th
G#Root
C#1
2
3
4
5
6
The Inversions of C# Major
Root Position
Root
C#3rd
E#5th
G#E
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
C#
E#
G#
1st Inversion
3rd
E#5th
G#Root
C#E
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
E#
G#
C#
2nd Inversion
5th
G#Root
C#3rd
E#E
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
G#
C#
E#
