C#7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C

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

Root

Type

Tuning

C#7

Dominant 7

Notes:C# · F · G# · B

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
1 1 1 0 2 x	1 1 1 – 2 –	C# G# C# F B x	easy · barre on fret 1
x 6 5 3 2 x	– 4 3 2 1 –	x C# F G# B x	hard
x 4 5 3 4 3	– 2 4 1 3 1	x B F G# C# F	medium · barre on fret 3
x 6 5 6 4 x	– 3 2 4 1 –	x C# F B C# x	medium
x 6 5 6 x x	– 2 1 3 – –	x C# F B x x	easy
x 6 8 6 8 6	– 1 2 1 3 1	x C# G# B F G#	medium · barre on fret 6
x x x 8 8 9	– – – 1 2 3	x x x C# F B	easy
x 10 11 0 11 11	– 1 2 – 3 4	x F B F G# C#	medium
x x 11 12 11 11	– – 1 2 1 1	x x B F G# C#	easy · barre on fret 11
1 1 1 0 2 3	1 1 1 – 2 3	C# G# C# F B F	medium · barre on fret 1
x 6 5 6 2 x	– 3 2 4 1 –	x C# F B B x	hard
x 6 x 6 4 3	– 3 – 4 2 1	x C# x B C# F	hard
x 4 5 6 4 6	– 1 2 3 1 4	x B F B C# G#	medium · barre on fret 4
x 6 5 6 x 6	– 2 1 3 – 4	x C# F B x G#	hard
x 6 8 6 8 x	– 1 2 1 3 –	x C# G# B F x	medium · barre on fret 6
8 10 8 8 8 9	1 3 1 1 1 2	G# F G# C# F B	medium · barre on fret 8

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

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

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C#
3	4	F
5	7	G#
♭7	10	B

More C# chords

C#C#m C#°C#+C#9 C#maj7 C#m7 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

C7 D7 D#7 E7 F7 F#7 G7 G#7 A7 A#7 B7

See C#7 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 C C-G-C-F-A-D 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#7 chord?

C#7 is a Dominant 7 chord built from the notes C#, F, 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.