C#m
C#m
C# Minor
Beginner
Minor
Triad
Basic minor chord - sad, melancholic sound
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
C#
RootE
Minor 3rdG#
Perfect 5thInterval Details
C#
Root
E
Minor 3rd
G#
Perfect 5th
Interval Formula
1P - 3m - 5P
Sound Character
Timbre
Dark, melancholic
Emotion
Sad, deep, mysterious
Suitable Genres
Ballad, R&B, Film music, Jazz
Inversions
An inversion is a rearrangement of the notes in a chord, with a different note as the bass (lowest note).
Root Position
C# - E - G#
Bass: C#Inversion 1
E - G# - C#
Bass: EInversion 2
G# - C# - E
Bass: G#Compatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the C#m chord.
Related Chords
Extended from C#m
C#m/ma7
C#m7
C#m6
C#mMaj7b6
C#madd4
C#m7add11
Simplified
C#5
Alternate Symbols
C#m
C#min
C#-
Tags
triad
minor
basic
Piano
Voicing 1 / 5
Guitar
Position 1 / 4
Ukulele
Position 1 / 4