C♯m7 chord on piano
C# minor 7th: C♯ · E · G♯ · B. It sounds smooth and rounded: minor with the edge sanded off.
NotesC♯ E G♯ B
Built fromroot + minor 3rd + perfect 5th + minor 7th
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On the keyboard
Fingering
Right hand, root position: C♯ — finger 1 · E — finger 2 · G♯ — finger 3 · B — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)
Inversions
The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:
- RootC♯ – E – G♯ – B
- 1stE – G♯ – B – C♯
- 2ndG♯ – B – C♯ – E
- 3rdB – C♯ – E – G♯
Songs that use C♯m7
BeethovenMoonlight Sonata (1st mvt)
C# minor · Advanced
ChopinNocturne in C sharp minor (Posth.)
C# minor · Advanced
DebussyRêverie
F major · Intermediate
TchaikovskyJanuary (By the Fireside)
A major · Advanced
DebussySarabande (Pour le piano)
C# minor · Advanced
J.S. BachFugue in C-Major (from Toccata Adagio and Fugue
C major · Advanced