C#m7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B

in Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C#m7

Minor 7

Notes:C# · E · G# · B

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#m7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 2 0 0 0 0	1 2 – – – –	C# G# B E G# C#	easy
2 2 2 4 3 3	1 1 1 4 2 3	C# G# C# G# B E	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 5 4 3 x	– 4 3 2 1 –	x C# E G# B x	hard
0 5 5 4 0 0	– 2 3 1 – –	B B E G# G# C#	easy
x 7 5 7 5 7	– 2 1 3 1 4	x C# E B C# G#	medium · barre on fret 5
x 7 9 7 8 7	– 1 3 1 2 1	x C# G# B E G#	medium · barre on fret 7
x x x 9 8 10	– – – 2 1 3	x x x C# E B	medium
9 10 9 9 0 10	1 2 1 1 – 3	G# E G# C# G# B	easy · barre on fret 9
0 10 0 12 12 12	– 1 – 2 3 4	B E B E G# C#	medium
x x 12 12 12 12	– – 1 1 1 1	x x B E G# C#	easy · barre on fret 12
2 2 0 0 0 x	1 2 – – – –	C# G# B E G# x	easy
2 2 2 x 3 3	1 1 1 – 2 3	C# G# C# x B E	easy · barre on fret 2
x 7 5 7 3 x	– 3 2 4 1 –	x C# E B B x	hard
0 5 5 4 5 0	– 2 3 1 4 –	B B E G# C# C#	medium
x 7 5 7 5 0	– 2 1 3 1 –	x C# E B C# C#	medium · barre on fret 5
x 7 9 7 8 0	– 1 3 1 2 –	x C# G# B E C#	medium · barre on fret 7

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C#m7 chord (Minor 7) is built from the notes C#, E, G#, B. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop B 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

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C#
♭3	3	E
5	7	G#
♭7	10	B

More C# chords

C#C#m C#7 C#°C#+C#9 C#maj7 C#7♯5 C#7♭5 C#6 C#m6 C#m7♭5 C#°7 C#sus2 C#sus4 C#add9 C#maj9 C#m9 C#5

Other roots

Cm7 Dm7 D#m7 Em7 Fm7 F#m7 Gm7 G#m7 Am7 A#m7 Bm7

See C#m7 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Drop B B-F#-B-E-G#-C#Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.