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Intermediate

C# Minor Ukulele Chord

A brooding, intense chord built from C#, E and G#. It shows up often in moody pop and acoustic ballads, lending a reflective edge to keys like C# minor and E major.

Also known as

  • C#m
  • C#-
  • Dbm
  • Db-
  • C# m
  • Db m
  • C#min
  • Dbmin
  • C# min
  • Db min
  • C#minor
  • Dbminor
  • D-flatm
  • D-flat-
  • C# minor
  • C-sharpm
  • C-sharp-
  • Db minor
  • D-flat m
  • C-sharp m
  • D-flatmin
  • C-sharpmin
  • D-flat min
  • C-sharp min
  • D-flatminor
  • C-sharpminor
  • D-flat minor
  • C-sharp minor

How to Play This Chord

Position your fingers on the fretboard as shown in the diagram. The vertical lines represent the four strings, from the top G string (left) to the A string (right), and the horizontal lines are the frets. Numbers inside the dots indicate which finger to use: 1 (index), 2 (middle), 3 (ring), 4 (pinky). An X means don't play that string; an O means play it open. A bar spanning multiple strings means one finger presses across all of them at once — this is known as a barre chord.

Tips & Tricks

This is a four-finger stretch: index on the first fret of the G string, then middle, ring, and pinky stacked on the fourth fret of the C, E, and A strings. The hard part is fanning three fingers into one fret while reaching back for the index, so set the fourth-fret fingers first, then drop the index in. Keep them upright so none of them buzz.

There are many ways to play this chord. Try these:

AECG 1 4 4 4 1 4 4 4
AECG 4 4 4 1 4 4 4 1
AECG 1 4 4 4 1 4 4 4
AECG 1 4 4 4 4 4 1 4

See how C# Minor works with other chords — Progression Generator