Piano chord
C♯ minor 7 chord
C♯m7 is a minor seventh chord: the root C♯, a minor 3rd up to E, a perfect 5th up to G♯ and a minor 7th up to B.
- Symbol
- C♯m7
- Notes
- C♯ – E – G♯ – B
Play it yourself
Tap C♯, E, G♯ and B on the keys below, in any order.
- C♯
- E
- G♯
- B
Minor seventh chords add a minor seventh to a minor triad. They sound mellow rather than sad, and are the ii chord in the jazz ii–V–I.
Inversions of C♯m7
An inversion keeps the same notes but puts a different one at the bottom. Pianists use them to move between chords with less jumping.
- Root position
C♯ – E – G♯ – B
- 1st inversion · C♯m7/E
E – G♯ – B – C♯
- 2nd inversion · C♯m7/G♯
G♯ – B – C♯ – E
- 3rd inversion · C♯m7/B
B – C♯ – E – G♯
Keys with C♯m7
C♯m7 occurs naturally in these keys. The Roman numeral shows which step of the scale it is built on.