C#m chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C#m

Minor

Notes:C# · E · G#

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#m shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
4 0 4 2 2 2	2 – 3 1 1 1	C# E C# E G# C#	medium · barre on fret 2
4 4 4 2 2 2	2 3 4 1 1 1	C# G# C# E G# C#	medium · barre on fret 2
4 4 4 6 7 5	1 1 1 3 4 2	C# G# C# G# C# E	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 x 6 7 5	– 4 – 2 3 1	x C# x G# C# E	hard
x 9 7 6 7 x	– 4 2 1 3 –	x C# E G# C# x	medium
x 9 7 11 7 9	– 2 1 4 1 3	x C# E C# C# G#	hard · barre on fret 7
x 9 11 11 10 9	– 1 3 4 2 1	x C# G# C# E G#	medium · barre on fret 9
11 0 11 11 10 x	2 – 3 4 1 –	G# E G# C# E x	medium
11 12 11 11 x x	1 2 1 1 – –	G# E G# C# x x	easy · barre on fret 11
4 0 4 2 2 x	3 – 4 1 2 –	C# E C# E G# x	medium
x x 4 2 2 2	– – 2 1 1 1	x x C# E G# C#	medium · barre on fret 2
4 0 4 6 x x	1 – 2 3 – –	C# E C# G# x x	medium
x 9 7 6 x 5	– 4 3 2 – 1	x C# E G# x E	hard
x 9 7 6 x x	– 3 2 1 – –	x C# E G# x x	medium
x 9 7 x 7 9	– 3 1 – 2 4	x C# E x C# G#	hard
x 9 11 11 10 x	– 1 3 4 2 –	x C# G# C# E x	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C#m chord (Minor) is built from the notes C#, E, G#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop A 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.

How the C#m chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C#
♭3	3	E
5	7	G#

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-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Drop A A-E-A-D-F#-B Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-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.