C#m7 chord on 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST)

in New Standard (NST) (C-G-D-A-E-G) tuning · Also known as Crafty, Fripp tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C#m7

Minor 7

Notes:C# · E · G# · B

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#m7 shapes as text

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

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 – New Standard (NST) 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 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 New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

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.