C♯m
Minor · C♯ – E – G♯
- C♯R
- Em3
- G♯5
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the C♯m chord
The C♯m chord (minor) is made up of 3 notes — C♯ is the root, E the minor third and G♯ the perfect fifth. Flattening the third of a major chord by a semitone is what makes it minor and gives it that sadder color.
On guitar, C♯m chords are usually played as a barre — x46654, with your first finger laid flat across the 4th fret. Leave the low E string out and strum the rest. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Minor chords have a darker, more reflective color — the natural counterpart to major.
Common questions
- What notes are in the C♯m chord?
- The C♯m chord contains the notes C♯, E and G♯.
- How do you play C♯m on guitar?
- A common shape is x46654. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the C♯m chord?
- The C♯m chord is built from the root (C♯), a minor third (E) and a perfect fifth (G♯).
- Is C♯m the same as D♭m?
- Yes — C♯ and D♭ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so C♯m and D♭m are the same chord. MobileChords spells it C♯m.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open C♯m in the finder to hear it on guitar and piano and browse every playable voicing side by side. Or switch to Name my chord — tap frets or keys and MobileChords identifies the chord you're playing, inversions and slash chords included.
Found in keys: ii in B majoriii in A majorvi in E majori in C♯ minoriv in G♯ minorv in F♯ minor