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C#m/C Guitar Chord

A chord with a sad, melancholic character. Differs from major by its lowered third. Used across all genres for emotional expression — from ballads through rock to jazz. This is a slash chord — the bass note is C instead of the root.

Guitar

Strings X–3–2–1–2–0

How to play the C#m/C chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–3–2–1–2–0 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Muted
5th string (A) Fret 3 · pinky
4th string (D) Fret 2 · middle finger
3rd string (G) Fret 1 · index finger
2nd string (B) Fret 2 · ring finger
1st string (high E) Open

Other names for the C#m/C chord

Other names: C# minor, C#min, C#-

Music theory name: minor triad

Common name: C# minor chord

Notes and intervals in the C#m/C chord

Note Interval
C# Root
E Minor 3rd
G# Perfect 5th
C Bass note

All variations

Open
X–3–2–1–2–0
Fret 6
8–7–6–6–9–9
Fret 6
8–7–6–9–9–9
Fret 9
X–X–10–9–9–9

More chords with C# as the root

The same chord type in other keys