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C#m/F# 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 F# instead of the root.

Guitar

Strings X–X–4–1–2–0

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

Read the string pattern X–X–4–1–2–0 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) Muted
4th string (D) Fret 4 · pinky
3rd string (G) Fret 1 · index finger
2nd string (B) Fret 2 · middle finger
1st string (high E) Open

Other names for the C#m/F# 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/F# chord

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

All variations

Open
X–X–4–1–2–0
Fret 4
X–X–4–6–5–4
Fret 9
X–9–11–9–9–9
Fret 9
X–9–11–9–9–12

More chords with C# as the root

The same chord type in other keys