Guitar chord · Sevenths
C♯ minor-major 7th chord on guitar
x42110 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play C♯m(maj7) on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
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- Notes
- C♯EG♯B♯
- Formula
- 1♭357
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · perfect 5th · major 7th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Open position
- 6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
- 5th string (A): 4th fret, pinky finger (4) C♯
- 4th string (D): 2nd fret, ring finger (3) E
- 3rd string (G): 1st fret, index finger (1) G♯
- 2nd string (B): 1st fret, middle finger (2) B♯
- 1st string (high E): play open E
Tablature
e|--0---| B|--1---| G|--1---| D|--2---| A|--4---| E|--x---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every C♯m(maj7) note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing C♯m(maj7) on guitar
On guitar, C♯m(maj7) has an open-position shape, x42110, using four fingers alongside the open strings. Don’t strum the low E string.
Notice the B♯ in C♯m(maj7) (C♯ E G♯ B♯): each note of the chord takes its own letter (C–E–G–B), so the major 7th has to be written B♯ rather than C — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.
