C#7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E

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

Root

Type

Tuning

C#7

Dominant 7

Notes:C# · F · G# · B

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 2 1 2 0 2	– 2 1 3 – 4	x C# F B C# G#	medium
x 2 4 2 4 2	– 1 2 1 3 1	x C# G# B F G#	medium · barre on fret 2
x x x 4 4 5	– – – 1 2 3	x x x C# F B	easy
x x 9 8 7 5	– – 4 3 2 1	x x C# F G# B	hard
9 6 7 8 0 x	4 1 2 3 – –	C# F B F C# x	medium
9 9 7 8 7 7	3 4 1 2 1 1	C# G# B F G# C#	medium · barre on fret 7
x x 9 8 10 x	– – 2 1 3 –	x x C# F B x	medium
9 9 9 11 10 11	1 1 1 3 2 4	C# G# C# G# B F	medium · barre on fret 9
x 12 x 11 12 11	– 2 – 1 3 1	x B x G# C# F	easy · barre on fret 11
x 2 1 2 0 x	– 2 1 3 – –	x C# F B C# x	easy
x 2 4 2 4 x	– 1 2 1 3 –	x C# G# B F x	medium · barre on fret 2
x 0 4 4 4 x	– – 1 1 1 –	x B G# C# F x	easy · barre on fret 4
x x x 8 0 5	– – – 2 – 1	x x x F C# B	medium
9 6 7 8 x x	4 1 2 3 – –	C# F B F x x	medium
9 9 7 8 7 x	3 4 1 2 1 –	C# G# B F G# x	medium · barre on fret 7
x x 9 8 10 11	– – 2 1 3 4	x x C# F B F	medium

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 E 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 E E-B-E-A-C#-F#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.