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Cm/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 9–10–10–8–8–8

How to play the Cm/C# chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 9–10–10–8–8–8 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) Fret 9 · middle finger
5th string (A) Fret 10 · ring finger
4th string (D) Fret 10 · little finger
3rd string (G) Fret 8 · index finger
2nd string (B) Fret 8 · index finger
1st string (high E) Fret 8 · index finger

Notation for Cm/C# chord

Other names: C minor, C min, C-

Music theory name: minor triad

Common name: C minor chord

Intervals and tones in Cm/C# chord

Note Interval
C Root
Eb Minor 3rd
G Perfect 5th

All Variations

Fret 8
9–10–10–8–8–8
Fret 8
X–X–11–8–8–8
Fret 11
X–X–11–12–13–11
Open
X–4–1–0–1–X

More chords with C as the root

The same chord type in other keys