C#m chord on 6-String Guitar – Open B

in Open B (B-F#-B-F#-B-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C#m

Minor

Notes:C# · E · G#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#m shapes as text

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

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 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.

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 B B-F#-B-F#-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.