C#m chord on 12-String Guitar — Drop B

in Drop B (B-B-F#-F#-B-B-E-E-G#-G#-C#-C#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C#m

Minor

Notes:C# · E · G#

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C#m chord (Minor) is built from the notes C#, E, G#. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar — Drop B generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

More C# chords

C#C#7 C#°C#+C#9 C#maj7 C#m7 C#7♯5 C#7♭5 C#6 C#m6 C#m7♭5 C#°7 C#sus2 C#sus4 C#add9 C#maj9 C#m9 C#5

Other roots

Cm Dm D#m Em Fm F#m Gm G#m Am A#m Bm

See C#m in another tuning

Standard E-E-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-E-E Half Step Down D#-D#-G#-G#-C#-C#-F#-F#-A#-A#-D#-D#Whole Step Down D-D-G-G-C-C-F-F-A-A-D-D Drop D D-D-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-E-E Double Drop D D-D-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-D-D Drop C C-C-G-G-C-C-F-F-A-A-D-D Drop C# C#-C#-G#-G#-C#-C#-F#-F#-A#-A#-D#-D#Drop B B-B-F#-F#-B-B-E-E-G#-G#-C#-C#Drop A A-A-E-E-A-A-D-D-F#-F#-B-B D Modal D-D-A-A-D-D-G-G-A-A-D-D Open C C-C-G-G-C-C-G-G-C-C-E-E Open D D-D-A-A-D-D-F#-F#-A-A-D-D Open E E-E-B-B-E-E-G#-G#-B-B-E-E Open G D-D-G-G-D-D-G-G-B-B-D-D

What notes make up the C#m chord?

C#m is a Minor chord built from the notes C#, E, G#.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.