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C♯m7 chord

C♯m7 (also written D♭m7) is the C# minor seventh chord. It has 4 notes: C♯ – E – G♯ – B (1 – ♭3 – 5 – ♭7).

A minor seventh adds a flat seventh to a minor chord. It sounds smooth and mellow, and is everywhere in R&B, neo-soul, jazz and worship music (often as the ii chord).

C♯m7 chord on Guitar

C♯m7 chord on guitar, shape 1 (x46454)
From the 4th fretx46454
C♯m7 chord on guitar, shape 2 (9-11-9-9-9-9)
From the 9th fret9-11-9-9-9-9
C♯m7 chord on guitar, shape 3 (x42400)
Open positionx42400
C♯m7 chord on guitar, shape 4 (x-x-11-13-12-12)
From the 11th fretx-x-11-13-12-12

Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A 4th fret; D 6th fret; G 4th fret; B 5th fret; high E 4th fret.

C♯m7 chord on Ukulele

C♯m7 chord on ukulele, shape 1 (1102)
Open position1102
C♯m7 chord on ukulele, shape 2 (4444)
From the 4th fret4444
C♯m7 chord on ukulele, shape 3 (6877)
From the 6th fret6877
C♯m7 chord on ukulele, shape 4 (9-11-9-11)
From the 9th fret9-11-9-11

Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 1st fret; C 1st fret; E open; A 2nd fret.

C♯m7 chord on Piano

C♯m7 chord on piano: C♯, E, G♯, B

Play C♯, E, G♯ and B together with your right hand, and C♯ (the root) in your left. To move between chords smoothly, try inversions: keep the notes shared with the next chord and move the others the shortest distance.

Songs with the C♯m7 chord

C♯m7 appears in 245 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:

Related chords

Other C# chords:

Chords in the key of E major:

C♯m7 chord: questions

What notes are in the C♯m7 chord?

C♯m7 (C# minor seventh) is made of C♯, E, G♯ and B (1 – ♭3 – 5 – ♭7).

How do you play C♯m7 on guitar?

The most common shape is x46454 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).

How do you play C♯m7 on ukulele?

Play 1102 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).

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