C#m7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Orkney

in Orkney (C-G-D-G-C-D) 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 2 4 1 2	1 1 2 4 1 3	C# G# E B C# E	medium · barre on fret 1
x 6 2 4 4 2	– 4 1 2 3 1	x C# E B E E	hard · barre on fret 2
x 6 6 4 4 x	– 3 4 1 2 –	x C# G# B E x	medium
x 6 9 9 8 6	– 1 3 4 2 1	x C# B E G# G#	medium · barre on fret 6
x x 11 9 8 9	– – 4 2 1 3	x x C# E G# B	medium
x x 11 9 11 9	– – 2 1 3 1	x x C# E B B	medium · barre on fret 9
1 4 2 1 1 2	1 4 2 1 1 3	C# B E G# C# E	medium · barre on fret 1
x 6 2 4 4 x	– 4 1 2 3 –	x C# E B E x	hard
x 6 x 4 4 6	– 3 – 1 2 4	x C# x B E G#	hard
x 6 9 9 8 x	– 1 3 4 2 –	x C# B E G# x	medium
x x 9 9 8 11	– – 2 3 1 4	x x B E G# C#	medium
x x 11 9 11 11	– – 2 1 3 4	x x C# E B C#	medium
1 1 2 4 1 x	1 1 2 3 1 –	C# G# E B C# x	medium · barre on fret 1
x 6 2 4 x x	– 3 1 2 – –	x C# E B x x	hard
4 4 6 6 4 6	1 1 2 3 1 4	E B G# C# E G#	medium · barre on fret 4
x 6 9 9 x x	– 1 2 3 – –	x C# B E x x	medium

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 – Orkney 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 Orkney C-G-D-G-C-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.