C♯m7, the C♯ minor 7 guitar chord
C♯m7 is the same Am7 grip as Bm7, up at the 4th fret. Coming from C♯m, lift the pinky off the G string and let it drop back onto the barre. That one change softens the chord. It sits in the keys of E and A, doing the work open Am7 does in G. The G string carries the seventh, so if it goes quiet you are back to plain C♯m. Check it rings before you count yourself done.
How to play it
- Index finger flattened across the A string (5th), G string (3rd) and high E string (1st), 4th fret.
- Middle finger on the B string (2nd), 5th fret.
- Ring finger on the D string (4th), 6th fret.
- Don't strum the low E string (6th). It stays silent in this shape.
Changes to practice
Holding C♯m7 still is the easy part. Songs need you to arrive at it in rhythm, so in Strumhold you practice C♯m7 as changes, alongside the rest of the Barre Minor 7ths set:
- C♯m7 ↔ Bm7 C♯ minor 7 to B minor 7 Drill
- C♯m7 ↔ G♯m7 C♯ minor 7 to G♯ minor 7 Drill
- C♯m7 ↔ Fm7 C♯ minor 7 to F minor 7 Drill
- C♯m7 ↔ F♯m7 C♯ minor 7 to F♯ minor 7 Drill
- C♯m7 ↔ B♭m7 C♯ minor 7 to B♭ minor 7 Drill
- C♯m7 ↔ E♭m7 C♯ minor 7 to E♭ minor 7 Drill