The seven chords of C# Minor with guitar diagrams, the progressions you will meet most, capo options, and free songs to play in this key.
The C# Minor scale is C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A, B. Build a chord on each note using only the scale's own notes and you get the seven diatonic chords below. Songs in C# Minor are made mostly of these, with the i, iv and V doing most of the work. In practice the V chord is usually G# or G#7 (the harmonic minor's raised 7th) rather than G#m: it pulls back to C#m much harder.
With sevenths: C#m7 (im7), D#m7b5 (iim7b5), Emaj7 (IIImaj7), F#m7 (ivm7), G#m7 (vm7), Amaj7 (VImaj7), B7 (VII7), and G#7 (V7). Tap any chord for every voicing, the notes and how to play it.
| Numerals | In C# Minor | Heard in |
|---|---|---|
| i VI III VII | C#m A E B | the minor pop progression |
| i VII VI V | C#m B A G# | the Andalusian cadence (the V is the major chord) |
| i iv V | C#m F#m G# | the minor three-chord progression (V from harmonic minor) |
| i iv VII III | C#m F#m B E | a folk and rock favourite |
| i VI VII i | C#m A B C#m | the rock minor loop |
Write one out in the free Chord Progression Chart, or train your ear to hear them with Name the Progression.
To play C# Minor with open chords: capo 4 and play Am shapes. The shapes you fret belong to the other key; what comes out of the guitar is C# Minor. Lower capo positions keep more of the guitar's ring.
Every key and fret is on the guitar capo chart, and the Chord Sheet Maker rewrites any song's chords for a capo or a new key.
Free chord sheets on Guitar Scribble served in C# Minor, chords over the lyrics, printable.
Relative major: E major (same notes and chords, a different home). Parallel major: Db major (same root, a different mood).
All free, in the browser. The Chord Sheet Maker transposes any sheet into C# Minor with one click.
The seven chords built on the C# Minor scale are C#m, D#dim, E, F#m, G#m, A, B. As roman numerals: i, ii°, III, iv, v, VI, VII. Most songs in C# Minor use G# or G#7 as the V chord, from the harmonic minor scale, rather than G#m.
E major. It shares every note and every chord with C# Minor; the difference is which chord feels like home.
capo 4 and play Am shapes. The shapes you fret are from the other key; the sound is C# Minor.
