Key of C♯ minor
The key of C♯ minor has four sharps — F♯, C♯, G♯ and D♯. Its natural minor scale runs C♯ D♯ E F♯ G♯ A B, and building a triad on each of those seven notes — stacking thirds from the scale itself — produces the key's seven chords.
That gives three minor chords, three major chords and one diminished chord. Home base is C♯m (i), flanked by F♯m (iv) and G♯m (v); the majors E (III), A (VI) and B (VII) brighten the key, and D♯° (ii°) appears mostly as a passing chord.
Relative major: E major — the same seven chords, with E as home base.
The seven chords of C♯ minor
Common questions
- What chords are in the key of C♯ minor?
- The seven chords in the key of C♯ minor are C♯m (i), D♯° (ii°), E (III), F♯m (iv), G♯m (v), A (VI) and B (VII).
- What is the relative major of C♯ minor?
- E major. The two keys share the same key signature and the same seven chords — E major simply treats E, not C♯m, as home.
- How many sharps or flats does C♯ minor have?
- C♯ minor has four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯ and D♯.