Bm/C♯

  1. C♯2bass
  2. BRtriad
  3. D♭3triad
  4. F♯5triad
Voicings

3 ways to play Bm/C♯

Every voicing sits inside one of the five CAGED shapes, low to high on the neck, with its octave doublings in grey.

  • Triad note
  • Substitute
  • Added
  • Anchored root
  • Bass
  • Doubling
AA shape 2nd inversion Bm/C♯
1 2 3 4 ♭3 R 5 2

Frets x 4 4 4 3 xNotes C♯ F♯ B DIntervals 2 5 1 ♭3Base triadB minor, 2nd inversion

EE shape 2nd inversion Bm/C♯
7 8 9 10 ♭3 R 5 2

Frets 9 9 9 7 x xNotes C♯ F♯ B DIntervals 2 5 1 ♭3Base triadB minor, 2nd inversion

DD shape 2nd inversion Bm/C♯
9 10 11 12 ♭3 R 5 2

Frets x x 11 11 12 10Notes C♯ F♯ B DIntervals 2 5 1 ♭3Base triadB minor, 2nd inversion

The rules

The construction rules Bm/C♯ follows

  1. Start from a triad

    Root, 3rd and 5th, stacked in thirds. The 3rd makes it major or minor; the 5th makes it diminished or augmented when it moves.

  2. A slash names the bass

    Chord/bass puts any note under a triad. A chord tone gives an inversion, such as C/E; another note gives a new chord: G/F is G7 with the 7th in the bass.

All the rules, with examples, in the guide to the chord library.

Minor triad over the 2nd in every key

Bm/C♯ chord questions

What notes are in Bm/C♯?

Bm/C♯ is spelled C♯ B D F♯: C♯ is the 2nd, B is the root, D is the ♭3rd, F♯ is the 5th.

What is the formula of Bm/C♯?

2 1 ♭3 5. It is a B minor triad, over C♯ in the bass.

How many ways can you play Bm/C♯ on guitar?

This page shows 3 voicings of Bm/C♯, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.