C#m chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E

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

Root

Type

Tuning

C#m

Minor

Notes:C# · E · G#

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Fingerings (16)

C#m shapes as text

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

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 E 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 E E-B-E-A-C#-F#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.