Electric guitar · Minor 7th chord

C#m7 Minor 7th

Key: E Major
Medium

C#m7 is the C# minor 7th chord on electric guitar, made of the notes C# · B · G# · E.

Position 1 of 2Main

Notes

C#
B
G#
E

Structure

1
♭3
5
♭7

Sound: Minor seventh; Smooth, jazzy
Harmonic function: Tonic relative; Stands in for the tonic with a different color.

Harmonic field of E Major

Degree	Chord	Function
I	E	Tonic
ii	F#m	Subdominant
iii	G#m	Tonic relative
IV	A	Subdominant
V	B	Dominant
vi	C#m	Tonic relative
vii°	D#dim	Dominant

How to play

1Barre fret 4 with your index finger, from string 5 to string 1.
2Place your middle finger on fret 5 of string 2.
3Place your ring finger on fret 6 of string 4.
4Don't play string 6.
5Strum from string 5 down.