C♯m guitar chord

How to play C♯m on guitar

The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the five strings from the A to the high E at the 4th fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 6th fret, your little finger on the G string at the 6th fret and your middle finger on the B string at the 5th fret. Don’t play the low E string.

From the low E string x 4 6 6 5 4 (x: not played, 0: open)

An easier C♯m

What notes are in C♯m?

C♯m, C♯ minor, is C♯, E and G♯: the root (C♯), the minor third (E) and the perfect fifth (G♯). Its formula is 1 ♭3 5.

What is the difference between C♯m and D♭?

One note. C♯m has the minor third, E; D♭ raises it a half step to E♯.

Can I play C♯m7 instead of C♯m?

Usually, yes. C♯m7 adds B to the three notes of C♯m, which softens it without changing what it does in a song.

What is the relative major of C♯m?

E: it has the same notes as the key of C♯ minor, and its chord shares two of the three notes of C♯m.

Keys with C♯m

C♯m is the vi chord in E major, the iii chord in A major, the ii chord in B major, the i chord in C♯ minor, the v chord in F♯ minor and the iv chord in G♯ minor.