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C#m7 Guitar Chord

A soft, warm sound typical of jazz, neo-soul, R&B and bossa nova. Combines the minor mood with a relaxed seventh coloring.

Guitar

Strings X–4–6–4–5–4

How to play the C#m7 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–4–6–4–5–4 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Do not play
5th string (A) Fret 4 · index finger
4th string (D) Fret 6 · ring finger
3rd string (G) Fret 4 · index finger
2nd string (B) Fret 5 · middle finger
1st string (high E) Fret 4 · index finger

Notation for C#m7 chord

Other names: C# minor 7th, C# min7, C#-7

Music theory name: minor seventh chord

Common name: C# minor seven chord

Intervals and tones in C#m7 chord

Note Interval
C# Root
E Minor 3rd
Ab Perfect 5th
H Minor 7th

All Variations

Fret 4
X–4–6–4–5–4
Fret 5
X–X–6–6–5–7
Fret 9
9–11–9–9–9–9
Fret 11
X–X–11–13–12–12
Fret 9
9–X–9–9–9–X

Songs using C#m7