C♯m7 Chord: Guitar, Piano and Ukulele Charts

C♯m7 chord (C sharp minor seventh)

The C♯m7 chord (C sharp minor seventh) has 4 notes: C♯, E, G♯ and B. It is a minor seventh chord: a minor chord with a minor seventh on top. It sounds smooth and less sad than a plain minor chord. It works as i7 in C sharp minor, vi7 in E major and ii7 in B major.

How to play it on guitar

An x is a string you don't play and 0 is an open string. The number on the left is the fret where the shape starts.

Barre chord · fret 4
x46454

Barre chord · fret 9
9(11)9999

Notes in the chord

Note	Interval
C♯	Root
E	Minor third
G♯	Perfect fifth
B	Minor seventh

Inversions

Root position: C♯ – E – G♯ – B
First inversion: E – G♯ – B – C♯
Second inversion: G♯ – B – C♯ – E
Third inversion: B – C♯ – E – G♯

On piano

The highlighted keys (C♯, E, G♯ and B) make the chord in root position.

On ukulele

Usual shape
4444

Higher up the neck · fret 6
6877

Keys it belongs to

C♯m7 is one of the chords of these keys. The degree tells you its role.

Progressions to practise it

Open them in the chord progression player to loop them and write over them.

C♯m7 – F♯m7 – C♯m7 – F♯m7 in C sharp minor Play in the chord player
C♯m7 – F♯7 – Bmaj7 – Bmaj7 in B major Play in the chord player

Frequently asked questions

What notes are in the C♯m7 chord?

C♯m7 has 4 notes: C♯, E, G♯ and B. It is a minor seventh chord: a minor chord with a minor seventh on top.

How do you play C♯m7 on guitar?

The usual shape is x46454, read from the low E string to the high E string.

What keys is C♯m7 in?

C♯m7 is in E major (vi7), A major (iii7), B major (ii7), C sharp minor (i7), F sharp minor (v7) and G sharp minor (iv7).