C# Minor Guitar Chord

RRootm3Minor 3rdP5Perfect 5th
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Voicing Positions (6)

3×RP5Rm3P5x 4 6 6 5 4
8RP5Rm3P5R9 11 11 9 9 9
4m3P5Rm3m39 7 6 6 5 0
5Rm3P5RP5m39 7 6 6 9 0
5Rm3P5m3P5m39 7 6 9 9 0
8RP5Rm3P5m39 11 11 9 9 0

Interval Colors

In ChordColor, every interval has a unique color. The colors follow the function of each note relative to the root — so they change when you switch chords.

R
Root
m2
Minor 2nd
M2
Major 2nd
m3
Minor 3rd
M3
Major 3rd
P4
Perfect 4th
♭5
Tritone
P5
Perfect 5th
m6
Minor 6th
M6
Major 6th
m7
Minor 7th
M7
Major 7th

C# Minor Chord

The C# Minor chord is built from the intervals: Root, Minor 3rd, and Perfect 5th. It contains the notes C#, E, and G#. This is a minor triad — one of the foundational chord types.

Keys Containing C#m

C# minor (i)E major (vi)F# minor (v)G# minor (iv)A major (iii)B major (ii)

Related Chords

Same root (C#)

C#C#7C#maj7C#m7C#dimC#augC#sus2C#sus4

Same quality (Minor)

C MinorD MinorD# MinorF# MinorG# Minor

Relative chord

E Major (relative major)

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