B/C♯
- C♯2bass
- BRtriad
- D♯3triad
- F♯5triad
3 ways to play B/C♯
Every voicing sits inside one of the five CAGED shapes, low to high on the neck, with its octave doublings in grey.
- Triad note
- Substitute
- Added
- Anchored root
- Bass
- Doubling
Frets x 4 4 4 4 xNotes C♯ F♯ B D♯Intervals 2 5 1 3Base triadB major, 2nd inversion
Frets 9 9 9 8 x xNotes C♯ F♯ B D♯Intervals 2 5 1 3Base triadB major, 2nd inversion
Frets x x 11 11 12 11Notes C♯ F♯ B D♯Intervals 2 5 1 3Base triadB major, 2nd inversion
The construction rules B/C♯ follows
Start from a triad
Root, 3rd and 5th, stacked in thirds. The 3rd makes it major or minor; the 5th makes it diminished or augmented when it moves.
A slash names the bass
Chord/bass puts any note under a triad. A chord tone gives an inversion, such as C/E; another note gives a new chord: G/F is G7 with the 7th in the bass.
All the rules, with examples, in the guide to the chord library.
Major triad over the 2nd in every key
More chords on B
B/C♯ chord questions
What notes are in B/C♯?
B/C♯ is spelled C♯ B D♯ F♯: C♯ is the 2nd, B is the root, D♯ is the 3rd, F♯ is the 5th.
What is the formula of B/C♯?
2 1 3 5. It is a B major triad, over C♯ in the bass.
How many ways can you play B/C♯ on guitar?
This page shows 3 voicings of B/C♯, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.