C♯m — bouzouki chord
Minor · 5 fingerings for trichordo (D–A–D)
Notes and intervals
C♯m (C♯ minor) is built from C♯ E G♯: intervals 1 ♭3 5.
Fingerings on D-A-D
Frets, low D · A · high D
- Drone (root + 5th): 11-11-11 (C♯ G♯ C♯)
- Root position: 11-7-6 (C♯ E G♯)
- 1st inversion: 2-4-6 (E C♯ G♯)
- 2nd inversion: 6-4-2 (G♯ C♯ E)
- 2nd inversion: 6-7-11 (G♯ E C♯)
Neither open course (D or A) is a chord tone, so every shape is fully fretted.
In the dromoi
The same roles on other roots:
- Hitzaz on C♯: home chord (Dm → C♯m)
- Hitzazkiar on C♯: home chord (Dm → C♯m)
- Souzinak on C♯: home chord (Dm → C♯m)
- Niavent (Nihavent) on C♯: home chord (Dm → C♯m)
- Karsigar on C♯: home chord (Dm → C♯m)
- Sampak / Sabah on C♯: home chord (Dm → C♯m)
- Ousak (Usak) on C♯: home chord (Dm → C♯m)
Trichordo (D-A-D) and tetrachordo (C-F-A-D)
These shapes are for the three-course trichordo. A tetrachordo’s A and D courses are tuned the same, so the top two notes stay put and the low-D bass note moves two frets up the C course. The first shape, 11-11-11 on trichordo, becomes C 13, A 11, D 11 on tetrachordo, with the F course left out.
More C♯ chords
Relative major: E