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

in Drop E (E-B-E-A-C#-F#) 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
x 2 0 2 0 2	– 1 – 2 – 3	x C# E B C# G#	easy
x 2 4 2 3 2	– 1 3 1 2 1	x C# G# B E G#	medium · barre on fret 2
x x x 4 3 5	– – – 2 1 3	x x x C# E B	medium
4 5 4 4 0 5	1 2 1 1 – 3	G# E G# C# C# B	easy · barre on fret 4
x x x 7 0 5	– – – 2 – 1	x x x E C# B	medium
9 9 7 7 7 7	2 3 1 1 1 1	C# G# B E G# C#	medium · barre on fret 7
9 9 9 11 10 10	1 1 1 4 2 3	C# G# C# G# B E	medium · barre on fret 9
0 0 12 11 12 10	– – 3 2 4 1	E B E G# C# E	medium
0 12 12 11 12 x	– 2 3 1 4 –	E B E G# C# x	medium
12 12 12 x 0 x	1 1 1 – – –	E B E x C# x	easy · barre on fret 12
x 2 0 2 0 x	– 1 – 2 – –	x C# E B C# x	easy
x 2 4 2 3 x	– 1 3 1 2 –	x C# G# B E x	medium · barre on fret 2
x x 4 4 3 5	– – 2 3 1 4	x x G# C# E B	medium
0 0 4 4 0 x	– – 1 2 – –	E B G# C# C# x	easy
9 9 0 7 0 5	3 4 – 2 – 1	C# G# E E C# B	hard
9 9 7 7 7 x	2 3 1 1 1 –	C# G# B E G# x	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 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#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 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#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.