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C#m7 on guitar

C#m7 is a minor seventh, spelled C#, E, G# and B. In Drop D tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is x42404, which sits at fret 2, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 13.

Notes and intervals

NoteC#EG#B
Interval1P3m5P7m

12 ways to play it

Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.

C# minor seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 4 with finger 2, fret 2 with finger 1, fret 4 with finger 3, open, fret 4 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.2134
x42404sits at fret 2, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
C# minor seventh, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 4 with finger 1, fret 6 with finger 2, fret 6 with finger 3, open, open. Frets are relative to the capo.4fr123
x46600sits at fret 4, spans 2 frets, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
C# minor seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 2 with finger 2, fret 2 with finger 3, fret 1 with finger 1, fret 2 with finger 4, open. Frets are relative to the capo.2314
x22120sits at fret 1, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
C# minor seventh, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 6, fret 7 with finger 2, fret 6, fret 6, open, open. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 6, strings 1 to 4.6fr2
676600sits at fret 6, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 6 and lets 2 strings ring open
C# minor seventh, position 9, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11 with finger 2, fret 11 with finger 3, fret 11 with finger 4, fret 9 with finger 1, open, open. Frets are relative to the capo.9fr2341
111111900sits at fret 9, spans 2 frets and lets 2 strings ring open
C# minor seventh, position 11, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11, fret 11, fret 11, fret 13 with finger 2, open, open. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 11, strings 1 to 3.11fr2
1111111300sits at fret 11, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 11 and lets 2 strings ring open
C# minor seventh, position 5, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, muted, fret 6 with finger 2, fret 5 with finger 1, fret 7 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.5fr213
xxx657sits at fret 5, spans 2 frets and mutes 3 strings
C# minor seventh, position 7, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 7 with finger 1, fret 9 with finger 2, fret 9 with finger 3, open, fret 9 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.7fr1234
x79909sits at fret 7, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
C# minor seventh, position 13, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 14 with finger 2, fret 14 with finger 3, fret 13 with finger 1, fret 14 with finger 4, open. Frets are relative to the capo.13fr2314
x141413140sits at fret 13, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
C# minor seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 4 with finger 2, fret 2, fret 4 with finger 3, fret 2, fret 4 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 2, strings 3 to 5.234
x42424sits at fret 2, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 2 and mutes 1 string
C# minor seventh, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 4, fret 6 with finger 2, fret 4, open, open. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 4, strings 2 to 4.4fr2
x46400sits at fret 4, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 4, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
C# minor seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 4 with finger 2, fret 2 with finger 1, fret 4 with finger 3, open, open. Frets are relative to the capo.213
x42400sits at fret 2, spans 2 frets, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string

Keys C#m7 belongs to

C#m7 is diatonic to 24 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

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