C#m chord on 6-String Guitar – Open A

in Open A (E-A-C#-E-A-E) tuning · Also known as Spanish A

Root

Type

Tuning

C#m

Minor

Notes:C# · E · G#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#m shapes as text

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

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 – Open 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 Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D Open A E-A-C#-E-A-E 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.