Subject: C#m Chord Positions

Hey Friend,

You can use C# minor as the VIm chord in at least a dozen positions and shapes. It really won't matter where you are on the neck - there's a triad you can use.

You'll see on the exercise files exactly where C#m lines up. Again, let me remind you - these are't your only options for the chord.

There are plenty of shapes requiring you to mute strings. I don't show these because of the additional complexity, but if you need them, they're there for the taking.

When might you need a chord with space between the notes? A lot of times when you're playing a song that requires finger-picking and you need to play both the melody and harmony, there will be a lot of finger movement to change chords and get the correct melody notes. 

You might have melody notes you're playing on the lower strings while playing a nice harmonic progression on the upper strings. For example, Aubrey by Bread

Anyway, here are the exercise files:


If you missed the discussion of the key of A major, here are the keys where you'll find the C#m chord. 

The major keys are as follows:

Key  I    IIm    IIIm    IV   V   VIm    VII°
E      E  F#m  G#m   A    B   C#m   D#°
A     A   Bm    C#m   D   E    F#m   G#°
B     B  C#m   D#m   E   F#  G#m   A#°
   
And the minor keys:

Key     Im     II°    III    IVm    Vm    VI   VII
C#m  C#m  D#°   E    F#m   G#m   A     B
F#m   F#m  G#°   A    Bm     C#m   D    E
G#m  Gm    A#°   B    C#m   D#m   E    F#

Off to the grind. Hope your day rocks!

Peace~

Dave
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