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C♯ minor chord

Symbol: C♯m · Notes: C♯ – E – G♯

Darker and more wistful than the major chord: a single note changes, the third, one semitone lower (3 semitones above the root).

How it is built

• C♯: root
• E: minor third
• G♯: perfect fifth

Fingering: right hand 1 3 5, left hand 5 3 1 (1 = thumb, 5 = pinky).

Its inversions

• Root position: C♯ – E – G♯
• 1st inversion: E – G♯ – C♯
• 2nd inversion: G♯ – C♯ – E

In which keys

• VI in E major
• III in A major
• II in B major
• I (tonic) in C♯ minor
• V (dominant) in F♯ minor
• IV (subdominant) in G♯ minor

Other C♯ chords

D♭ · D♭7 · D♭maj7 · C♯m7 · D♭sus2 · D♭sus4 · C♯dim · D♭+ · D♭6 · C♯m6 · D♭add9 · C♯dim7 · C♯m7♭5

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