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

in Open C (C-G-C-G-C-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C#m7

Minor 7

Notes:C# · E · G# · B

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#m7 shapes as text

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

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 C 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 C C-G-C-G-C-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

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.