Lesson #44: C# Minor and the Capo / Barre (Guitar, Beginner)

You probably already know how to play this voicing for the C-sharp minor chord:


It is basically using your index finger as a barre across the 4th fret, and essentially the same as using a capo at the 4th fret and playing the basic Am chord:


Try either placing a capo on or using your index finger to barre the 9th fret and play the Em chord:


If you capo or barre at the 11th fret and play the Dm chord, you're actually playing the C#m chord: