What notes are in a C#m chord?

C#m is C#, E, G#: the 1, ♭3, 5 of C#.

How do you play C#m on guitar?

Open Am / Am-Shape: x 4 6 6 5 4; Open Em / Em-Shape: 9 11 11 9 9 9; Open Dm / Dm-Shape: x x 11 13 14 12 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

Guitar chord · Minor

C#m chord (C# Minor)

Sad, deep, and melancholic fundamental minor triad.

Notes C#EG#

Formula 1 ♭3 5

Shapes 3 on this page

C#m chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, C#.

Open Am / Am-Shape x 4 6 6 5 4

Open Em / Em-Shape 9 11 11 9 9 9

Open Dm / Dm-Shape x x 11 13 14 12

Interactive chord diagram

C#m on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

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Questions

What notes are in a C#m chord?: C#m is C#, E, G#: the 1, ♭3, 5 of C#.
How do you play C#m on guitar?: Open Am / Am-Shape: x 4 6 6 5 4; Open Em / Em-Shape: 9 11 11 9 9 9; Open Dm / Dm-Shape: x x 11 13 14 12 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

Minor chords in every key

Cm C#m Dm Ebm Em Fm F#m Gm Abm Am Bbm Bm

More C# chords

C# C#dim C#5 C#7 C#maj7 C#m7 C#m(maj7) C#maj9 C#9 C#m9 C#m11 C#6 C#m6 C#add9 C#sus4 C#sus2 C#7sus4 C#7#9 C#aug C#maj7#5 C#dim7 C#m7b5