C#m7 Ukulele Chord

C#m7 is the C sharp minor seventh chord. It has four notes: C sharp, E, G sharp and B. The standard shape needs three fingers inside the first two frets with the E string open, one of the easiest minor sevenths on the ukulele.

Index and middle side by side at the 1st fret on the G and C strings, ring at the 2nd fret on the A string, E string open.

How to play C#m7 on ukulele, step by step

Index finger: 1st fret, G string
Middle finger: 1st fret, C string
Ring finger: 2nd fret, A string
Leave the E string open. Strum all four strings.

Charts in sharp keys write this chord as C#m7; charts in flat keys write Dbm7. It is the same chord and the same grip, spelled two ways.

More ways to play C#m7

There are 3 common C#m7 shapes: the standard one at the top of the page, plus these further up the neck. You only ever need one. Tap any card to hear it.

C#m7 ukulele chord diagram, frets 6 to 8, played 6877 — Frets 6 to 8

C#m7 ukulele chord diagram, barre at fret 9, played 9 11 9 11 — Barre at fret 9

If it sounds wrong

The open E string goes quiet: The middle finger on the C string is usually the one leaning into it. Curl both 1st fret fingers up onto their tips so the open string has room to ring.
The A string buzzes: The ring finger at the 2nd fret needs to sit just behind the fret wire. Too far back and it buzzes; on top of the wire and it goes dull.
The two 1st fret fingers crowd each other: Index and middle share one fret on neighbouring strings, so stagger them: index nearer the nut edge of the fret, middle tucked just behind it.

What makes it a C#m7

C♯ · E · G♯ · B 1 ♭3 5 ♭7

C#m7 is a minor seventh chord: a C sharp minor triad (C sharp, E, G sharp) plus a minor seventh (B). The seventh softens the minor into the relaxed sound pop ballads run on.

C#m7 is the ii chord of B and the vi chord of E, and E is one of the great singalong keys, so C#m7 appears in far more songs than its name suggests. The open E string in the standard shape is the chord's flat third ringing free.

C#m7 vs C#m

The A string decides. C#m puts it at the 4th fret, doubling the root; C#m7 drops it to the 2nd, where it sounds B, the seventh. The two 1st fret fingers and the open E stay exactly where they were.

That one drop softens the chord and shortens the reach: the m7 version sits entirely inside two frets. Where a change to C#m keeps arriving late, C#m7 usually rescues it.

C#m7 chord questions

Is C#m7 the same as Dbm7?

Yes. C sharp and D flat are the same pitch, so the chords are identical. Sharp key charts write C#m7; flat key charts write Dbm7.

Is C#m7 hard on the ukulele?

No. Three fingers inside the first two frets with an open string, no barre and no stretch. It is easier than C#m, which needs a reach to the 4th fret.

What is the difference between C#m and C#m7?

C#m7 moves the A string from the 4th fret down to the 2nd, trading a doubled root for B, the minor seventh. The chord turns softer and easier at the same time.

What keys use C#m7?

B major, where it is the ii chord, E major, where it is the vi, and C sharp minor itself.