C#m7 chord on 4-String Bass – Drop D

in Drop D (D-A-D-G) tuning

✕213C#EB
C#m7
Minor 7
Notes:C# · E · G# · B
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
EBC#C#C#G#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 4 2 4– 2 1 3x C# E Bmedium
6 7 9 61 2 3 1G# E B C#medium · barre on fret 6
11 7 9 94 1 2 3C# E B Ehard
11 11 9 93 4 1 2C# G# B Emedium
2 4 2 41 2 1 3E C# E Bmedium · barre on fret 2
9 7 6 64 3 1 2B E G# C#medium
11 7 9 x3 1 2 –C# E B xhard
11 x 9 93 – 1 2C# x B Ehard
2 2 2 61 1 1 2E B E C#hard · barre on fret 2
9 7 9 63 2 4 1B E B C#medium
9 7 11 92 1 4 3B E C# Ehard
9 11 11 91 2 3 1B G# C# Emedium · barre on fret 9
2 2 6 61 2 3 4E B G# C#hard
x 7 9 6– 2 3 1x E B C#medium
9 7 11 x2 1 3 –B E C# xhard
9 x 11 91 – 3 2B x C# Ehard

The C#m7 chord (Minor 7) is built from the notes C#, E, G#, B. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Bass – Drop D 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.