C#m7 chord on 5-String Bass

in Standard (BEADG) tuning

○2341C#EBEG#
C#m7
Minor 7
Notes:C# · E · G# · B
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
EBC#C#C#G#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 0 2 2 12 – 3 4 1C# E B E G#medium
2 4 2 2 41 2 1 1 3C# G# B E Bmedium · barre on fret 2
0 0 4 6 4– – 1 2 1B E C# G# Bmedium · barre on fret 4
5 7 x 6 61 4 – 2 3E B x G# C#hard
x 9 7 9 6– 3 2 4 1x C# E B C#medium
x 9 7 9 9– 2 1 3 4x C# E B Emedium
x 9 11 9 9– 1 2 1 1x C# G# B Emedium · barre on fret 9
12 12 11 11 x3 4 1 2 –B E G# C# xmedium
2 0 2 2 x1 – 2 3 –C# E B E xeasy
2 4 4 2 41 2 3 1 4C# G# C# E Bmedium · barre on fret 2
5 0 4 6 42 – 1 3 1E E C# G# Bmedium · barre on fret 4
5 7 7 x 61 3 4 – 2E B E x C#hard
0 7 7 6 6– 3 4 1 2B B E G# C#medium
x 9 7 9 x– 2 1 3 –x C# E B xmedium
x 9 x 9 9– 1 – 2 3x C# x B Eeasy
0 0 11 11 x– – 1 2 –B E G# C# xeasy

The C#m7 chord (Minor 7) is built from the notes C#, E, G#, B. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Bass 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

Standard (BEADG) B-E-A-D-G
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.