C♯6 chord on ukulele

C♯6 is C♯, E♯, G♯ and A♯. The usual shape is 1-1-1-1. Hit Play and watch each string light as it sounds.

1-1-1-1 · movable · medium

Notes: C♯ · E♯ · G♯ · A♯
Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 6
First shape: 1-1-1-1

How to play C♯6 on ukulele

Shape 1, 1-1-1-1, reading from the G string on the left:

Index finger: G string, 1st fret (G♯).
Middle finger: C string, 1st fret (C♯).
Ring finger: E string, 1st fret (E♯).
Pinky: A string, 1st fret (A♯).

The pinky takes a note here. Keep it curved and close to the fretboard between chords so it has less distance to travel.
On ukulele you strum all four strings. The top G string is tuned higher than the C, which is why ukulele chords sound bright and close.

Other ways to play C♯6

6-5-6-4: movable shape at the 4th fret, medium. Same notes, stacked differently, so it sounds a little different.
10-10-9-11: movable shape at the 9th fret, medium. Up the neck the chord gets thinner and brighter, a good contrast to the open version.

Playing C♯6 with a capo

A capo turns an open chord into C♯6: capo on the 1st fret and play the open C6 shape (0-0-0-0) or capo on the 6th fret and play the open G6 shape (0-2-0-2). Handy when the rest of the song's chords also have open shapes in that position.

Moving between C♯6 and its neighbours

Songs rarely hold C♯6 for long. Here's what your hand does on the moves that come up most.

F♯ (IV in D♭ major): C♯6 (1-1-1-1) to F♯ (3-1-2-1): the index finger slides across to the C string at the same fret, move the middle finger to the A string, 1st fret, your ring finger lands on the E string, 2nd fret. Nothing carries over, so drill it slowly, lifting and landing all fingers at once. Listen for C♯ and A♯, which stay put while the rest moves. F♯ on ukulele
A♭ (V in D♭ major): C♯6 (1-1-1-1) to A♭ (1-3-4-3): your index finger stays put, the middle finger goes to the C string, 3rd fret, move the ring finger to the A string, 3rd fret, the pinky finger goes to the E string, 4th fret. G♯ carries over from one chord to the other. A♭ on ukulele
B♭m (vi in D♭ major): C♯6 (1-1-1-1) to B♭m (3-1-1-1): the index finger slides across to the C string at the same fret, the middle finger slides across to the E string at the same fret, the ring finger slides across to the A string at the same fret. Nothing carries over, so drill it slowly, lifting and landing all fingers at once. Shared notes: C♯, E♯ and A♯. B♭m on ukulele

C♯6 is C♯ major with a major sixth added. All 4 notes of C♯6 fit on the ukulele's four strings. On ukulele you hear it best picked slowly, string by string.

A short C♯6 drill

Arpeggiate 1-1-1-1 from the lowest string: G♯, C♯, E♯, A♯. Then strum it and listen for the same 4 notes together. Finish by moving between 1-1-1-1 and 6-5-6-4 to learn two positions of the same chord.

You may also see it as D♭6; nothing changes on the ukulele.

C♯6 in context

C♯6 on guitar and piano

Switching instruments? Try C♯6 on piano or C♯6 on guitar, or compare them on the C♯6 chord page.

Next to try on ukulele

Other major sixth chords

C♯6 on ukulele: questions

What notes are in C♯6 on ukulele?

C♯, E♯, G♯ and A♯. In the 1-1-1-1 shape the strings play G♯ (G string), C♯ (C string), E♯ (E string) and A♯ (A string).

What's the easiest way to play C♯6 on ukulele?

C♯6 has no open-string shape in standard tuning, so every version needs a barre or a stretch. Start with 1-1-1-1. It uses 4 fingers and no barre, and a capo is worth trying when the song allows.

Is C♯6 a barre chord on ukulele?

Not in its common form: 1-1-1-1 needs no barre.

Which string does C♯6 start on?

In the 1-1-1-1 shape the lowest string you play is the G string at the 1st fret, which is G♯, the perfect fifth.

Every shape above plays only C♯, E♯, G♯ and A♯, checked by the site's tests. Updated September 2026.