C sharp minor ukulele chord (C#m)

Also written Dbm (D flat minor)

A minor chord replaces the major third with a minor third, a semitone lower. It sounds darker and more melancholic than the major chord.

Positions and fingerings

× muted string · o open string · numbers: fingers (1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky) · strings from the 4th (left) to the 1st

Chord notes

NoteInterval
C♯ (C sharp)root
Eminor third
G♯ (G sharp)perfect fifth

Formula: 1 – b3 – 5 · C♯ – E – G♯

A progression with this chord

  1. 123
  2. AVI
    21
  3. EIII
    2341
  4. BVII
    132

A very common minor progression in pop and rock.

Other C♯ chords

The same chord on other roots