Arpeggio · C♯m7 · Guitar
The C♯m7 arpeggio is C♯ – E – G♯ – B — chord tones 1 ♭3 5 ♭7. C♯m7 is the ii chord in a major ii–V–I, and minor-key tonics; its sound is soft, warm, unresolved. Below, every C♯, E, G♯, B on the fretboard is marked, with the root in gold. Press play to hear a one-octave arpeggio, or tap any note.
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Play loops the arpeggio up and down one octave (switch Loop off for a single pass) in the position starting at fret 4. Tap any marked note to hear it. “Show” switches or combines the fretboard and keyboard; “Sound” picks the instrument you hear. Audio is synthesized in the browser.
Reference
| Chord tone | Note | Interval from C♯ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | C♯ | unison (0 semitones) |
| ♭3 | E | minor 3rd (3 semitones) |
| 5 | G♯ | perfect 5th (7 semitones) |
| ♭7 | B | minor 7th (10 semitones) |
Goes with: C♯ Dorian (C♯ D♯ E F♯ G♯ A♯ B). Voicings: C♯m7 voicings on guitar.
Common questions
C♯ – E – G♯ – B. As chord tones: 1 ♭3 5 ♭7. Played one after another instead of together, that is the arpeggio.
C♯m7 is the ii chord in a major ii–V–I, and minor-key tonics. Its character is soft, warm, unresolved.
C♯ Dorian (C♯ D♯ E F♯ G♯ A♯ B) — the arpeggio is the skeleton of that scale, so practise them together.
Start on the root C♯ on the A string at fret 4 and play A-string fret 4, A-string fret 7, D-string fret 6, G-string fret 4, G-string fret 6. Then play it descending, then in eighth notes with a metronome, then over the the ii chord in a major ii–V–I.
Keep going
Same arpeggio on piano · Minor 7th hub · chord-scale theory.
Other arpeggios from C♯