C#m7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open A

in Open A (E-A-C#-E-A-E) tuning · Also known as Spanish A

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 4 0 0 2 0	– 2 – – 1 –	x C# C# E B E	medium
x 4 3 4 2 x	– 3 2 4 1 –	x C# E G# B x	medium
x 4 3 7 4 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x C# E B C# x	hard
x 4 7 4 7 7	– 1 2 1 3 4	x C# G# G# E B	medium · barre on fret 4
9 7 7 7 7 7	2 1 1 1 1 1	C# E G# B E B	medium · barre on fret 7
9 11 10 9 11 0	1 3 2 1 4 –	C# G# B C# G# E	medium · barre on fret 9
x 4 0 0 2 4	– 2 – – 1 3	x C# C# E B G#	medium
x 4 3 x 2 4	– 3 2 – 1 4	x C# E x B G#	hard
x 4 3 7 7 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x C# E B E x	hard
x 4 7 7 4 0	– 1 2 3 1 –	x C# G# B C# E	medium · barre on fret 4
9 7 7 7 7 9	2 1 1 1 1 3	C# E G# B E C#	medium · barre on fret 7
9 11 10 0 11 0	1 3 2 – 4 –	C# G# B E G# E	medium
x 4 0 4 2 0	– 2 – 3 1 –	x C# C# G# B E	medium
x 4 3 x 2 x	– 3 2 – 1 –	x C# E x B x	hard
x 4 3 7 x x	– 2 1 3 – –	x C# E B x x	hard
x 4 7 7 7 4	– 1 2 3 4 1	x C# G# B E G#	medium · barre on fret 4

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 – Open A 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 Open A E-A-C#-E-A-E 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.