x 4 6 6 5 4
C# minor
Notes: C# · E · G#
Also spelled Db minor
Triads
Suspended
Sevenths
Extensions
Common shapes (2)
9 11 11 9 9 9
Other shapes (28)
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x 4 2 1 2 0
x 4 6 6 5 0
x x 11 9 9 0
x 4 2 x 2 4
x 4 2 1 x 4
x 4 x 6 5 4
x 4 6 x 5 4
x 4 2 x 5 4
9 7 6 6 x x
9 7 6 9 x x
9 7 x 9 9 0
x x 11 9 9 9
About C# minor
C# minor is built from three notes: C# (root), E (minor third) and G# (perfect fifth). In scale degrees above the root, the formula is 1 – b3 – 5. The minor third makes it sound sad and introspective, and it is the usual counterpart of the major chord.
On guitar, C# minor has 2 common shapes: the A and E shapes. These are CAGED system shapes, the basis for playing the same chord anywhere on the neck. There are 28 more voicings sorted by difficulty; use the viewer switches to add inversions and stretches. C# minor is also written as Db minor: the same chord with the root spelled differently, and it sounds identical. The more common spelling is C# minor.