Four String Banjo · Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 3

C♯M7C♯ Major 7th

DRoot

F♯tone

Atone

C♯tone

Formula ♭2 · 4 · ♭6 · 1 · Notes D · F♯ · A · C♯

How to play it

C♯M7 fingering positions

Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 3, low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

C♯ Major 7th guitar chord — 5th position (8 7 6 5) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 3

C♯ Major 7th guitar chord — 8th position (8 10 10 10) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 3

Read it as tab

C♯M7 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

C♯ Major 7th guitar tab — 5th position (8 7 6 5) in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 3

C♯ Major 7th guitar tab — 8th position (8 10 10 10) in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 3

Sound

How C♯M7 sounds

Consonance

4/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

dreamywarmromantic

Genres

jazzbossa novar&b

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F♯ · A · C♯

Formula (scale degrees)♭2 · 4 · ♭6 · 1

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