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C# Minor (C#m)

Also written as Db Minor (Db and C# are the same key).

Download MIDI
1+b3+5
E3C#1G#5
4 4

Notes in C# Minor

C# (root)EG#

Inversions

Same notes as C# Minor, with a different chord tone as the lowest note. Useful for smoother movement between chords instead of jumping around the keyboard.

Root position

C# in the bass

E3C#1G#5

1st inversion

E in the bass (C#m/E)

E1G#2C#5

2nd inversion

G# in the bass (C#m/G#)

E5G#1C#3

C# Minor consists of C#, E and G#, played at the same time.

Shrink the major third by a semitone and the same stable shape turns melancholy. A minor triad still resolves, it just carries a heavier, more introspective mood than its major counterpart. Sad songs lean on it constantly, but so do tense film cues and moody grooves, so treat the label as a starting point rather than the whole story.

Related chords

DbC#m7C#dimC#m6

Difficulty: Beginner. Category: Triads. Click any highlighted key on the diagram above, or tab to it and press Enter, to hear that single note. Inversions mark the bass note with a contrasting outline.