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

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

Root

Type

Tuning

C#m7

Minor 7

Notes:C# · E · G# · B

hard

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#m7 shapes as text

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

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 G# 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 G# G#-D#-G#-C#-F-A#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.