C♯ minor Chord (C♯m) & C♯ minor 7th Chord on Piano

A piano keyboard reference for the C♯ minor chord, abbreviated as C♯m or C♯min.

The C♯ minor triad consists of the notes C♯, E and G♯. The 2 inversions to the C♯ minor triad are E G♯ C♯ and G♯ C♯ E.

The C♯ minor 7th chord, abbreviated as C♯m7 or C♯min7, has the notes C♯, E, G♯ and B. The 3 inversions to the C♯ minor 7th chord are E G♯ B C♯, G♯ B C♯ E and B C♯ E G♯.

In the root position, the C♯ minor chord has the C♯ as the root, the E as the minor third and the G♯ as the perfect fifth. With the C♯ minor 7th chord there's the addition of B as the minor seventh.

arpeggiate chords

C♯ minor chord

notes: C♯ E G♯

C^♯
E
G^♯

C♯ minor 1st inversion

notes: E G♯ C♯

E
G^♯
C^♯

C♯ minor 2nd inversion

notes: G♯ C♯ E

G^♯
C^♯
E

C♯ minor 7th chord

notes: C♯ E G♯ B

C^♯
E
G^♯
B

C♯ minor 7th 1st inversion

notes: E G♯ B C♯

E
G^♯
B
C^♯

C♯ minor 7th 2nd inversion

notes: G♯ B C♯ E

G^♯
B
C^♯
E

C♯ minor 7th 3rd inversion

notes: B C♯ E G♯

B
C^♯
E
G^♯

⌨️ hint: use numbers 1 to 7 on a computer keyboard to trigger the chords and their inversions.

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Major Chords

Cmaj Dmaj Emaj Fmaj Gmaj Amaj Bmaj C^♯maj D^♯maj F^♯maj G^♯maj A^♯maj

Minor Chords

Cmin Dmin Emin Fmin Gmin Amin Bmin D^♯min F^♯min G^♯min A^♯min

Diminished Chords

Cdim Ddim Edim Fdim Gdim Adim Bdim C^♯dim D^♯dim F^♯dim G^♯dim A^♯dim

Augmented Chords

Caug Daug Eaug Faug Gaug Aaug Baug C^♯aug D^♯aug F^♯aug G^♯aug A^♯aug

Dominant Chords

C7 D7 E7 F7 G7 A7 B7 C^♯7 E_♭7 F^♯7 A_♭7 B_♭7

Suspended Chords

Csus Dsus Esus Fsus Gsus Asus Bsus C^♯sus D^♯sus F^♯sus G^♯sus A^♯sus

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piano samples

The piano samples used here are from “ Salamander Grand Piano V3 ” by Alexander Holm, licensed under CC BY 3.0.