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C♯ Minor (C♯m) Chord Guitar

A five-string barre chord and the vi of E major.

An index barre across five strings, with the low E muted.
Its dark, tense character suits pop and rock built around E.
The vi chord in the key of E major.
Shares its shape with F#m and G#m — one movable minor barre form.

Root3rd5th

Index finger barres five strings at the 4th fret (low E muted)

Not played

E6th string

FretMuted

Finger—

Root

ABass5th string

Fret4

Finger1 index

5th

D4th string

Fret6

Finger3 ring

Root

G3rd string

Fret6

Finger4 pinky

3rd

B2nd string

Fret5

Finger2 middle

5th

e1st string

Fret4

Finger1 index

NotesC# – G# – E

Formula1 – ♭3 – 5

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TonesC#×2·E×1·G#×2

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Questions about C♯ Minor (C♯m)

What notes are in a C♯ Minor (C♯m) chord?

A C♯ Minor (C♯m) chord contains the notes C#, G#, E. It is built from the minor formula 1 - ♭3 - 5, with C# as the root.

Why is the low E string muted in C♯m?

The open low E isn't in a C♯ minor chord, so letting it ring would blur the harmony. The barring index finger lightly damps it, which is why this voicing starts on the A string rather than the sixth.

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