C♯ minor/major 7th (C♯mM7)
C♯Root
Emin 3
G♯Perf 5
B♯Maj 7
Dark and dramatic. Minor triad with major 7th. Used in jazz and film scores for tension and sophistication.
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How to play it
C♯mM7
C♯ minor/major 7th, Open
- Bass
- C♯, the root
- Root
- C♯
- Strings
- A D G B e · open
- C♯Root
- Em3
- G♯P5
- B♯M7
Up the neck
6 voicings, same four notesWhy a minor/major 7th chord sounds the way it does
C♯+3 fretsE+4 fretsG♯+4 fretsB♯
Stacked from 3 intervals.
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Where to go next
More C♯ chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of C♯ minor
What C♯mM7 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of C♯ minor
Other mM7 chords
Same quality, every root
03
How to play it
C♯mM7
C♯ minor/major 7th, Open
- Bass
- C♯, the root
- Root
- C♯
- Strings
- A D G B e · open
- C♯Root
- Em3
- G♯P5
- B♯M7
Up the neck
6 voicings, same four notes04
Where to go next
More C♯ chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of C♯ minor
What C♯mM7 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of C♯ minor
Other mM7 chords
Same quality, every root