D/C♯
- C♯7bass
- DRtriad
- F♯3triad
- A5triad
3 ways to play D/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 2 3 xNotes C♯ F♯ A DIntervals 7 3 5 1Base triadD major, 1st inversion
Frets 9 9 7 7 x xNotes C♯ F♯ A DIntervals 7 3 5 1Base triadD major, 1st inversion
Frets x x 11 11 10 10Notes C♯ F♯ A DIntervals 7 3 5 1Base triadD major, 1st inversion
The construction rules D/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 7th in every key
More chords on D
D/C♯ chord questions
What notes are in D/C♯?
D/C♯ is spelled C♯ D F♯ A: C♯ is the 7th, D is the root, F♯ is the 3rd, A is the 5th.
What is the formula of D/C♯?
7 1 3 5. It is a D major triad, over C♯ in the bass.
How many ways can you play D/C♯ on guitar?
This page shows 3 voicings of D/C♯, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.