C# minor triad for guitar (C#m)
Notes, positions, and inversions of the C# minor triad (C#m) on the guitar fretboard: C# · E · G#.
Instrument
Root
Chord
Position (CAGED)
Strings
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Frets15
1224
Chord
C#m
C#EG#
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
C#
Root
· R
E
Third
· ♭3
G#
Fifth
· 5
Inversions
(strings 1·2·3)Root position
fret 5
1st inversion
fret 10
2nd inversion
open
C# minor
The C# minor triad is made up of three notes: C# · E · G#.
It has a darker, more melancholic sound than the major triad. It's the anchor chord of ballads, rock, and countless progressions written in a minor key.