C# minor Chord (C#m) & C# minor 7th (C#m7) on Piano & Guitar
A piano keyboard reference for the
Cβ― minor chord, abbreviated as
Cβ―m or
Cβ―min.
The
Cβ― minor triad
consists of the notes
Cβ―,
E
and
Gβ―. The 2 inversions to the Cβ― minor triad are
E Gβ― Cβ―
and
Gβ― Cβ― E.
The
Cβ― minor 7th chord, abbreviated as
Cβ―m7 or
Cβ―min7, has the notes
Cβ―,
E,
Gβ―
and
B. The
3 inversions to the Cβ― minor 7th chord are
E Gβ― B Cβ―,
Gβ― B Cβ― E
and
B Cβ― E Gβ―.
The intervals of the
Cβ― minor chord
are the
root (Cβ―) ,
minor third (E)
and
perfect fifth (Gβ―). With the
Cβ― minor 7th chord, there's an additional
minor seventh (B).
πΈ You can also jump to
guitar chord diagrams for the
Cβ― minor and Cβ― minor7th chords in common positions on the
guitar fretboard. You'll find both open chords and/or barre chords.
The Cβ― minor chord is a diatonic chord in the following keys:
- The i chord in the key of Cβ― minor
- The iv chord in the key of Gβ― minor
- The v chord in the key of Fβ― minor
- The ii chord in the key of B major
- The iii chord in the key of A major
- The vi chord in the key of E major
Cβ― minor Chord on Piano
β¨οΈ hint: use numbers 1 to 7 on a computer keyboard to trigger the chords and their inversions.
Cβ― minor chord
notes: Cβ― E Gβ―
- Cβ―
- E
- Gβ―
Cβ― minor 1st inversion
notes: E Gβ― Cβ―
- E
- Gβ―
- C♯
Cβ― minor 2nd inversion
notes: Gβ― Cβ― E
- Gβ―
- C♯
- E
Cβ― minor 7th chord
notes: Cβ― E Gβ― B
- Cβ―
- E
- Gβ―
- B
Cβ― minor 7th 1st inversion
notes: E Gβ― B Cβ―
- E
- Gβ―
- B
- C♯
Cβ― minor 7th 2nd inversion
notes: Gβ― B Cβ― E
- Gβ―
- B
- C♯
- E
Cβ― minor 7th 3rd inversion
notes: B Cβ― E Gβ―
- B
- C♯
- E
- Gβ―
πΈ Cβ― minor Chord Guitar Diagrams
Below you'll find guitar chord diagrams for common chord positions of the Cβ― minor chord and the Cβ― minor 7th chord, along with finger positions or note names.