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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)

E6th

FretMuted

Finger—

A5th

Fret4

Finger1

D4th

Fret6

Finger3

G3rd

Fret6

Finger4

B2nd

Fret5

Finger2

e1st

Fret4

Finger1

Notes: C# – G# – E · Formula: 1 – ♭3 – 5

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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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