How To Play The A/C# Chord On Guitar

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A/C# Chord Guitar Instructions

To play the A/C# chord on your guitar, picture the A/C# chord chart shown as your fret board and neck (if you were to stand your guitar up vertically).

The horizontal lines represent the fret bars, the vertical lines show the strings and the dots show where to place your fingers.

Play the A/C# chord by placing your fingers exactly where the diagram shows and strumming the correct strings.

A/C# Guitar Chord Finger Positions

Here's where you need to place your fingers when playing the A/C# chord:

  1. Tune your guitar Tune your guitar to standard tuning
  2. Index finger: barre 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th string, 2nd fret. Use your index finger to barre the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th strings on the 2nd fret.
  3. Ring finger: 4th fret, 5th string. Place your ring finger on the 4th fret of the 5th string.
  4. Pinky finger: 5th fret, 1st string. Place your pinky finger on the 5th fret of the 1st string.
  5. Play chord Strum all strings, except the 6th string

guitar strings and finger positions diagram

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These Songs Use The A/C# Chord

Mastered playing the A/C# chord on your guitar? Challenge yourself by trying to play these songs to help you memorise it (they all use the A/C# chord)!

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