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E/C♯ chord

E major with C♯ in the bass

Notes in the chordC♯ in the bass

  1. 1
  2. 3
  3. 5

How to play E/C♯

E/C♯ chord, shape 1: x-4-6-4-5-44fr13121C♯G♯BEG♯Play string 5Play string 4Play string 3Play string 2Play string 1

Barre, fret 41 of 3

x-4-6-4-5-4

Tap a string to hear it on its own.

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E/C♯ chord guide

The E/C♯ chord

E/C♯ is E with C♯ as the lowest note. Slash chords like this let the bass line move step by step between chords.

Numbers on the dots are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. ○ means play the string open and × means don't play it. Orange marks the root note. The tab reads from the low E string to the high E string.

Notes
E G♯ B
C♯ in the bass
Formula
1 3 5
Shapes
3 shapes

Chords in E major

These share notes with E/C♯ and sound natural next to it.

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