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DADGAD tuning

C#m on guitar

C#m is a minor, spelled C#, E and G#. In DADGAD tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 A3 D4) the easiest shape is x4214x, which sits at fret 1, spans 3 frets and mutes 2 strings. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 11.

Notes and intervals

NoteC#EG#
Interval1P3m5P

12 ways to play it

Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.

C# minor, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 4 with finger 3, fret 2 with finger 2, fret 1 with finger 1, fret 4 with finger 4, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.3214
x4214xsits at fret 1, spans 3 frets and mutes 2 strings
C# minor, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, muted, fret 6, fret 7 with finger 2, fret 6. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 6, strings 4 to 6.6fr2
xxx676sits at fret 6, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 6 and mutes 3 strings
C# minor, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 4 with finger 1, fret 6 with finger 2, fret 6 with finger 3, fret 7 with finger 4, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.4fr1234
x4667xsits at fret 4, spans 3 frets and mutes 2 strings
C# minor, position 9, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 11 with finger 2, fret 9 with finger 1, fret 11 with finger 3, fret 11 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.9fr2134
xx1191111sits at fret 9, spans 2 frets and mutes 2 strings
C# minor, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 2, fret 4 with finger 2, fret 2, muted, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 2, strings 1 to 3.2
242xxxsits at fret 2, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 2 and mutes 3 strings
C# minor, position 11, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11, fret 11, fret 11, fret 13 with finger 2, fret 11, fret 14 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 11, strings 1 to 5.11fr23
111111131114sits at fret 11 and needs a barre across 5 strings at fret 11
C# minor, position 7, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11 with finger 3, fret 7, fret 11 with finger 4, fret 9 with finger 2, fret 7, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 7, strings 2 to 5.7fr342
1171197xsits at fret 7, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 7 and mutes 1 string
C# minor, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 6, fret 7 with finger 2, fret 6, fret 6, fret 7 with finger 3, fret 6. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 6, strings 1 to 6.6fr23
676676sits at fret 6 and needs a barre across 6 strings at fret 6
C# minor, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 4 with finger 3, fret 2 with finger 2, fret 1 with finger 1, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.321
x421xxsits at fret 1, spans 3 frets and mutes 3 strings
C# minor, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 7 with finger 2, fret 6, fret 6, fret 7 with finger 3, fret 6. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 6, strings 3 to 6.6fr23
x76676sits at fret 6, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 6 and mutes 1 string
C# minor, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 6, fret 7 with finger 2, fret 6, fret 6, fret 7 with finger 3, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 6, strings 1 to 4.6fr23
67667xsits at fret 6, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 6 and mutes 1 string
C# minor, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 6, fret 6, fret 7 with finger 2, fret 6. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 6, strings 3 to 6.6fr2
xx6676sits at fret 6, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 6 and mutes 2 strings

Keys C#m belongs to

C#m is diatonic to 24 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

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