C# major arpeggio for guitar (C#)
Notes, positions, and fretboard fingerings for the C# major arpeggio (C#): C# · F · G#.
Instrument
Root
Chord
Triads
Sevenths
Position (CAGED)
Frets15
1224
Chord
C#
C#FG#
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
C#
Root
· R
F
Third
· 3
G#
Fifth
· 5
Arpeggio sheet
C#Formula (degrees)
R 3 5
Notes in key
C# F G#
Typical use
Over major chords; I and IV.
C# major
The C# major arpeggio is made up of: C# · F · G#.
The major arpeggio: the triad played one note at a time, the most stable resting point the ear hears as resolution. Useful over the I and IV degrees of a major key.