C♯ minor 7 (C♯m7)

Also called D♭ minor 7 (D♭m7).

A minor chord with an added minor seventh. Softer than a plain minor chord, and common in soul, funk and jazz.

There’s no open shape: it’s played as a barre chord, starting at the 4th fret. It’s the home chord of the key of C♯ minor; in major keys, you’ll find it in E major, B major and A major.

Notes:: C♯, E, G♯, B.
Formula:: 1, ♭3, 5, ♭7.
Difficulty:: Intermediate.
Strings played:: 5 (from the A string).

Chord diagram

e|--4--|
B|--5--|
G|--4--|
D|--6--|
A|--4--|
E|--x--|

Other positions

e|--9---|
B|--9---|
G|--9---|
D|--9---|
A|--11--|
E|--9---|

Capo tip: put the capo at the 2nd fret and play the B minor 7 shape: you hear C♯ minor 7, with no barre.The capo

Often played with

The chords in its key, the ones you hear most often around C♯ minor 7.

e|--2--|
B|--2--|
G|--3--|
D|--2--|
A|--4--|
E|--2--|

F♯7V of the key

e|--2--|
B|--4--|
G|--3--|
D|--4--|
A|--2--|
E|--x--|

B major 7I of the key

e|--4--|
B|--4--|
G|--4--|
D|--4--|
A|--6--|
E|--4--|

G♯ minor 7v