C#m7 chord on 5-String Banjo – Open C (gCGCE)

in Open C (gCGCE) tuning

○1121G#C#BC#E
C#m7
Minor 7
Notes:C# · E · G# · B
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
EBC#C#C#G#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 1 4 1 01 1 2 1 –G# C# B C# Emedium · barre on fret 1
4 x 6 4 41 – 4 2 3B x C# E G#hard
9 x 6 8 74 – 1 3 2E x C# G# Bhard
x 8 9 11 9– 1 2 4 3x G# E B C#medium
9 11 9 11 91 2 1 3 1E B E B C#medium · barre on fret 9
4 1 1 1 02 1 1 1 –B C# G# C# Emedium · barre on fret 1
x x 6 4 7– – 2 1 3x x C# E Bmedium
9 x 6 x 73 – 1 – 2E x C# x Bhard
x 11 9 8 9– 4 2 1 3x B E G# C#medium
x 11 9 11 9– 2 1 3 1x B E B C#medium · barre on fret 9
4 1 4 1 02 1 3 1 –B C# B C# Emedium · barre on fret 1
4 x 6 4 01 – 3 2 –B x C# E Ehard
6 x 9 8 71 – 4 3 2C# x E G# Bhard
9 8 x 11 92 1 – 4 3E G# x B C#hard
x x 9 11 9– – 1 2 1x x E B C#medium · barre on fret 9
1 1 4 4 01 2 3 4 –G# C# B E Emedium

The C#m7 chord (Minor 7) is built from the notes C#, E, G#, B. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo – Open C (gCGCE) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the C#m7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10C#
♭33E
57G#
♭710B

More C# chords

Other roots

See C#m7 in another tuning

What notes make up the C#m7 chord?

C#m7 is a Minor 7 chord built from the notes C#, E, G#, B.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.