Explore the C#m7 Guitar Chord: Interactive Practice & Learning

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C#m7 is the C# minor seventh chord, and its four notes are C#, E, G# and B. It is a C# minor triad with the flat seventh, B, added on top.

The page holds 17 voicings: ten barre shapes, four with open strings and the rest in between, starting at the 2nd fret. In major keys it is the ii chord of B major, the iii chord of A major and the vi chord of E major, so it turns up in many jazz chord progressions. The C# Dorian scale contains all four notes.

The note labels in the player at the top show where the C#, E, G# and B fall in every shape.

C# minor 7th guitar chord is also written as C#m7, C#min7, C#-7 or C#mi7.

Notes that compose the C# m7 chord:

C# E G# B

Tones in the Minor Seventh chord:

Formula: 1 b3 5 b7

C# M7 Guitar Chord Diagrams

Position 1 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Mute the high E string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 2 of the D and B strings at the same time
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 4 of the A string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 4 of the G string

Position 2 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 4 of the A, G and high E strings at the same time
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 5 of the B string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 6 of the D string

Position 3 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Place your index finger (1) on the fret 9 of the low E, D, G and high E strings at the same time
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 11 of the A string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 12 of the B string

Position 4 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Place your index finger (1) on the fret 9 of the low E, D, G, B and high E strings at the same time
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 11 of the A string

Position 5 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the A string
Mute the B string
Mute the high E string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 9 of the low E string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 9 of the D and G strings at the same time

Position 6 Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Mute the B string
Mute the high E string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 2 of the D string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 4 of the A string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 4 of the G string

Position 7 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the A string
Mute the high E string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 9 of the low E string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 9 of the D, G and B strings at the same time

Position 8 Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Mute the D string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 4 of the A string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 4 of the G string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 4 of the high E string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 5 of the B string

Position 9 Open

Finger Positions

Let the B string play without pressing any fret
Let the high E string play without pressing any fret
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 7 of the A string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 9 of the low E string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 9 of the D string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 9 of the G string

Position 10 Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Mute the high E string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 2 of the D string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 4 of the A string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 4 of the G string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 5 of the B string

Position 11 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Mute the high E string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 4 of the A and G strings at the same time
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 5 of the B string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 6 of the D string

Position 12 Open

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Let the B string play without pressing any fret
Let the high E string play without pressing any fret
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 4 of the A string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 6 of the D string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 6 of the G string

Position 13 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Mute the D string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 4 of the A and G strings at the same time
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 5 of the B string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 7 of the high E string

Position 14 Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Mute the D string
Mute the high E string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 4 of the A string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 4 of the G string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 5 of the B string

Position 15 Barre Open

Finger Positions

Let the B string play without pressing any fret
Let the high E string play without pressing any fret
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 4 of the low E and A strings at the same time
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 6 of the D string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 6 of the G string

Position 16 Open

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Mute the D string
Mute the G string
Let the B string play without pressing any fret
Let the high E string play without pressing any fret
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 4 of the A string

Position 17 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the A string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 9 of the low E, D, G, B and high E strings at the same time

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Play This Chord With Other Roots

C m7 | D m7 | E m7 | F m7 | G m7 | A m7 | B m7 | C#m7 | D#m7 | F#m7 | G#m7 | A#m7 | Abm7 | Bbm7 | Dbm7 | Ebm7 | Gbm7

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FAQ

What are the notes of C#m7?

C#m7 spells C#, E, G# and B. Think of a C# minor triad (C#, E, G#) with a B added on top as the minor seventh.

Does C#m7 have another name?

It does: Dbm7. C# and Db are one pitch, so both symbols describe the same four sounding notes, and the choice depends on the key you are writing in.

Why is the seventh of C# minor seventh a B and not a B#?

A minor seventh sits ten semitones up from the root, and from C# that is the note B. A B# would be eleven semitones up, a major seventh, which belongs to a different chord.

In which keys does C# minor seventh appear?

C#m7 is the ii chord in B major, the iii chord in A major and the vi chord in E major. In C# minor it is the i chord.

How many voicings of C#m7 can I play?

The fingering data lists 17 voicings, from the 2nd fret up to the 12th. Four of them use open strings and ten are barre voicings.