Chord C#m Minor

C#m takes three keys, C#, E and G#. C# is the root, E the minor third and G# the fifth. Said aloud, its notes are C sharp, E and G sharp. In C#m, C# and G# sit on black keys and E on a white key.

Counting semitones in C#m, C# to E is three and E to G# is four. With A4 at 440 Hz, this position sounds C#4 at 277.18 Hz, E4 at 329.63 Hz and G#4 at 415.3 Hz.

With the right hand, you build C#m by playing C# with the thumb, E with the index finger and G# with the ring finger. From C#4 to G#4 the hand spans seven semitones.

In the first inversion, C# moves up an octave and the lowest note becomes E, the minor third. The fingers are 1 - 2 - 5. In the second inversion, E moves up an octave and the lowest note becomes G#, the fifth. The fingers are 1 - 3 - 5.

From C#m to C# only one key changes. E moves up a semitone to E#. C#m and E have two notes in common, E and G#.

You will find C#m in five keys. In E major it is the vi, in B major the ii and in A major the iii.