C#m7
C#m7
C# M7
Intermediate
Minor
Seventh
Minor 7th chord - common in jazz and R&B
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
C#
RootE
Minor 3rdG#
Perfect 5thB
Minor 7thInterval Details
C#
Root
E
Minor 3rd
G#
Perfect 5th
B
Minor 7th
Interval Formula
1P - 3m - 5P - 7m
Sound Character
Timbre
Dark, melancholic
Emotion
Sad, deep, mysterious
Suitable Genres
Ballad, R&B, Film music, Jazz
Inversions
An inversion is a rearrangement of the notes in a chord, with a different note as the bass (lowest note).
Root Position
C# - E - G# - B
Bass: C#Inversion 1
E - G# - B - C#
Bass: EInversion 2
G# - B - C# - E
Bass: G#Inversion 3
B - C# - E - G#
Bass: BCompatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the C#m7 chord.
Related Chords
Extended from C#m7
C#m7add11
C#7#9
C#13#9
C#7#9b13
C#7#9#11
C#13#9#11
Simplified
C#5
C#m
Alternate Symbols
C#m7
C#min7
C#mi7
C#-7
Tags
seventh
minor
Piano
Voicing 1 / 3
Guitar
Position 1 / 5
Ukulele
Position 1 / 4