C#7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open B

in Open B (B-F#-B-F#-B-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C#7

Dominant 7

Notes:C# · F · G# · B

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#7 shapes as text

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

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 – Open B 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 Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D Open B B-F#-B-F#-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.