The Key of C# minor
C# minor is C♯ – D♯ – E – F♯ – G♯ – A – B.
Why this key
C♯ minor is E major's relative minor, four sharps, and it appears far more often in guitar music than its key signature suggests — because it shares its notes with E, everything sits in familiar shapes a few frets up.
Every chord in C# minor
Seven chords, built on each note of the scale in turn.
| Numeral | Chord | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | C#m | minor |
| ii° | D#dim | dim |
| ♭III | E | major |
| iv | F#m | minor |
| v | G#m | minor |
| ♭VI | A | major |
| ♭VII | B | major |
The scale, on the neck
C# natural minor — C♯ D♯ E F♯ G♯ A B.
C# Natural Minor (Aeolian)
the plain minor scaleNotesC♯D♯EF♯G♯AB
Chord-Scale Reference §3 / §7.4
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