C#m chord on 6-String Guitar – Open C

in Open C (C-G-C-G-C-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C#m

Minor

Notes:C# · E · G#

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#m shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
1 1 1 1 1 0	1 1 1 1 1 –	C# G# C# G# C# E	easy · barre on fret 1
x 6 4 6 4 4	– 2 1 3 1 1	x C# E C# E G#	medium · barre on fret 4
x 6 8 6 8 0	– 1 2 1 3 –	x C# G# C# G# E	medium · barre on fret 6
8 9 8 9 8 9	1 2 1 3 1 4	G# E G# E G# C#	medium · barre on fret 8
x x 1 1 1 0	– – 1 1 1 –	x x C# G# C# E	easy · barre on fret 1
x x x 6 4 4	– – – 3 1 2	x x x C# E G#	medium
x 6 8 9 8 0	– 1 2 4 3 –	x C# G# E G# E	medium
x 9 8 9 8 9	– 2 1 3 1 4	x E G# E G# C#	medium · barre on fret 8
1 1 1 1 x 0	1 1 1 1 – –	C# G# C# G# x E	easy · barre on fret 1
x 6 4 6 8 4	– 2 1 3 4 1	x C# E C# G# G#	hard · barre on fret 4
x 6 8 9 8 x	– 1 2 4 3 –	x C# G# E G# x	medium
x x 8 9 8 9	– – 1 2 1 3	x x G# E G# C#	easy · barre on fret 8
1 1 1 1 4 0	1 1 1 1 2 –	C# G# C# G# E E	medium · barre on fret 1
x 6 4 6 8 0	– 2 1 3 4 –	x C# E C# G# E	hard
x x x 6 8 0	– – – 1 2 –	x x x C# G# E	medium
8 9 8 9 x 9	1 2 1 3 – 4	G# E G# E x C#	hard · barre on fret 8

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 C 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 C C-G-C-G-C-E 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.