C♯ Minor Seventh Chord
Also known as:
C♯ Minor 7th , C♯m7 , C♯min7 , C♯mi7 , C♯−7
The C♯ Minor Seventh Chord has a minor quality which includes a minor Third interval that produces a generally sad sound. C♯ Minor Seventh Chord contains the notes C♯, E, G♯, B. The C♯ Minor Seventh Chord is a Seventh type chord which means it consists of a Triad (the Root C♯, the Third E, and the Fifth G♯) and the Seventh B.
Below you will find the C♯ Minor Seventh Chord notes, notation, degrees, intervals, related scales and chords, and more.
Notes
C♯, E, G♯, B
Can be omitted: G♯
Notation
Degrees
| Note | Number | Name |
|---|---|---|
| C♯ | 1 | Tonic |
| E | ♭3 | Mediant |
| G♯ | 5 | Dominant |
| B | ♭7 | Subtonic |
Intervals
| Notes | Semitones | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| C♯ > C♯ | 0 | Perfect Unison (P1) |
| C♯ > E | 3 | minor 3rd (m3) |
| C♯ > G♯ | 7 | Perfect 5th (P5) |
| C♯ > B | 10 | minor 7th (m7) |
Scales related to C♯ Minor Seventh Chord
Same Spellings
Scales that include all of the notes of the C♯ Minor Seventh Chord.
iii Chord of A Major Scale
ii Chord of B Major Scale
vi Chord of E Major Scale
i Chord of C♯ Natural Minor Scale
v Chord of F♯ Natural Minor Scale
iv Chord of G♯ Natural Minor Scale
iv Chord of G♯ Harmonic Minor Scale
ii Chord of B Melodic Minor Scale
vi Chord of E Major Pentatonic Scale
i Chord of C♯ Minor Pentatonic Scale
vi Chord of E Major Blues Scale
i Chord of C♯ Minor Blues Scale
iii Chord of A Ionian Mode
ii Chord of B Ionian Mode
vi Chord of E Ionian Mode
ii Chord of B Dorian Mode
i Chord of C♯ Dorian Mode
v Chord of F♯ Dorian Mode
i Chord of C♯ Phrygian Mode
♭vii Chord of D♯ Phrygian Mode
iv Chord of G♯ Phrygian Mode
iii Chord of A Lydian Mode
vii Chord of D Lydian Mode
vi Chord of E Lydian Mode
ii Chord of B Mixolydian Mode
vi Chord of E Mixolydian Mode
v Chord of F♯ Mixolydian Mode
i Chord of C♯ Aeolian Mode
v Chord of F♯ Aeolian Mode
iv Chord of G♯ Aeolian Mode
♭iii Chord of A♯ Locrian Mode
♭vii Chord of D♯ Locrian Mode
iv Chord of G♯ Locrian Mode
♭vii Chord of D♯ Phrygian Dominant Mode
Different Spellings
Scales that include different spellings of all the notes of the C♯ Minor Seventh Chord.
ii Chord of C♭ Major Scale
vi Chord of F♭ Major Scale
i Chord of D♭ Natural Minor Scale
v Chord of G♭ Natural Minor Scale
iv Chord of A♭ Natural Minor Scale
iv Chord of A♭ Harmonic Minor Scale
ii Chord of C♭ Melodic Minor Scale
vi Chord of F♭ Major Pentatonic Scale
i Chord of D♭ Minor Pentatonic Scale
vi Chord of F♭ Major Blues Scale
i Chord of D♭ Minor Blues Scale
ii Chord of C♭ Ionian Mode
vi Chord of F♭ Ionian Mode
ii Chord of C♭ Dorian Mode
i Chord of D♭ Dorian Mode
v Chord of G♭ Dorian Mode
i Chord of D♭ Phrygian Mode
♭vii Chord of E♭ Phrygian Mode
iv Chord of A♭ Phrygian Mode
vi Chord of F♭ Lydian Mode
ii Chord of C♭ Mixolydian Mode
vi Chord of F♭ Mixolydian Mode
v Chord of G♭ Mixolydian Mode
i Chord of D♭ Aeolian Mode
v Chord of G♭ Aeolian Mode
iv Chord of A♭ Aeolian Mode
♭iii Chord of B♭ Locrian Mode
♭vii Chord of E♭ Locrian Mode
iv Chord of A♭ Locrian Mode
♭vii Chord of E♭ Phrygian Dominant Mode
Chords related to C♯ Minor Seventh Chord
Enharmonic Equivalent
Chord with the same root and notes as the C♯ Minor Seventh Chord but different spelling.
D♭ Minor Seventh Chord
Same Notes
Chords that have all of the same notes (in any spelling) as the C♯ Minor Seventh Chord.
E Major Sixth Chord
F♭ Major Sixth Chord
D♭ Minor Seventh Chord
Same Root Note
Chords that include the same notes (in any spelling) as the C♯ Minor Seventh Chord and have the same root note.
C♯ Minor Ninth Chord
C♯ Minor Eleventh Chord
C♯ Minor Thirteenth Chord
C♯ Dominant Seventh Sharp Ninth Chord
Different Root Note
Chords that include the same notes (in any spelling) as the C♯ Minor Seventh Chord but have a different root note.
A Major Ninth Chord
A Major Eleventh Chord
A Major Thirteenth Chord
B Major Thirteenth Chord
C♭ Major Thirteenth Chord
E Major Thirteenth Chord
F♭ Major Thirteenth Chord
E Major Sixth Chord
F♭ Major Sixth Chord
E Major Sixth/Ninth Chord
F♭ Major Sixth/Ninth Chord
A Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord
D♭ Minor Seventh Chord
D♭ Minor Ninth Chord
D♭ Minor Eleventh Chord
F♯ Minor Eleventh Chord
G♭ Minor Eleventh Chord
B Minor Thirteenth Chord
C♭ Minor Thirteenth Chord
D♭ Minor Thirteenth Chord
F♯ Minor Thirteenth Chord
G♭ Minor Thirteenth Chord
F♯ Dominant Eleventh Chord
G♭ Dominant Eleventh Chord
B Dominant Thirteenth Chord
C♭ Dominant Thirteenth Chord
E Dominant Thirteenth Chord
F♭ Dominant Thirteenth Chord
F♯ Dominant Thirteenth Chord
G♭ Dominant Thirteenth Chord
D♭ Dominant Seventh Sharp Ninth Chord
F♯ Dominant Ninth Suspended Fourth Chord
G♭ Dominant Ninth Suspended Fourth Chord
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