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C♯m7 drop 3 voicings on guitar
C♯m7 drop 3 voices C♯, E, G♯, B with one note per string: 8 shapes, 4 inversions on 2 string sets. Each is the lowest grip without open strings, all within 4 frets. Drop-3 minor-seventh recipe: b3-1-5-b7 from the bass.
| Note | C♯ | E | G♯ | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 1 | ♭3 | 5 | ♭7 |
C♯m7 drop 3 on strings 6–2
Root position: C♯ B E G♯ from the bass
Grip 9-x-9-9-9-x · fret 91st inversion: E C♯ G♯ B from the bass
Grip 12-x-11-13-12-x · frets 11–132nd inversion: G♯ E B C♯ from the bass
Grip 4-x-2-4-2-x · frets 2–4Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: G♯ E B C♯ from the bass
Grip 4-x-2-4-2-x · frets 2–43rd inversion: B G♯ C♯ E from the bass
Grip 7-x-6-6-5-x · frets 5–7C♯m7 drop 3 on strings 5–1
Root position: C♯ B E G♯ from the bass
Grip x-4-x-4-5-4 · frets 4–51st inversion: E C♯ G♯ B from the bass
Grip x-7-x-6-9-7 · frets 6–92nd inversion: G♯ E B C♯ from the bass
Grip x-11-x-9-12-9 · frets 9–12Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: G♯ E B C♯ from the bass
Grip x-11-x-9-12-9 · frets 9–123rd inversion: B G♯ C♯ E from the bass
Grip x-14-x-13-14-12 · frets 12–14More C♯m7
Scales with C♯m7 in them
Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on.
- E major on 6
- A major on 3
- B major on 2
- C♯ minor on 1
- F♯ minor on 5
- G♯ minor on 4
- C♯ Dorian on 1
- F♯ Dorian on 5
- B Dorian on 2
- C♯ Phrygian on 1
- D♯ Phrygian on ♭7
- G♯ Phrygian on 4
- D Lydian on 7
- E Lydian on 6
- A Lydian on 3
- E Mixolydian on 6
- F♯ Mixolydian on 5
- B Mixolydian on 2
- D♯ Locrian on ♭7
- G♯ Locrian on 4
- B♭ Locrian on ♭3
- A♭ harmonic minor on 4
- B melodic minor on 2
- E major pentatonic on 6
- C♯ minor pentatonic on 1
- C♯ blues on 1
- E bebop dominant on 6
- F♯ bebop dominant on 5
- A bebop dominant on 3
- B bebop dominant on 2
- B♭ altered on ♭3
- E Lydian dominant on 6
- E♭ Phrygian dominant on ♭7
- D, F, A♭ and B diminished whole–half on 7
- E, G, B♭ and C♯ diminished half–whole on 6
Use it in a progression
Progression pages that comp this chord, voice-led, with the numeral it plays.
- ii–V–I in B (C♯m7 as ii7)
- ii–V–I in C♯ minor (C♯m7 as i7)
- I–vi–ii–V in E (C♯m7 as vi)
- I–vi–ii–V in B (C♯m7 as ii)
- Giant Steps (C♯m7 as 12a)
Drop 3 m7 in every key
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