Cm Guitar Chord

Cm Guitar Chord and alternate tunings. 8 chord voicings, charts and sounds. Chord notes and structure: C Eb G (R m3 5).


Cm Chord

Full name: C minor
AKA: Cmin   C-  
Guitar sound:

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Cm Guitar Chord Charts

Simplified notation: x 3 5 5 4 3 Difficulty level: Intermediate
Cm for guitar on frets x, 3, 5, 5, 4, 3 Cm for guitar on frets x, 3, 5, 5, 4, 3
Simplified notation: 8 10 10 8 8 8 Difficulty level: Intermediate
Cm for guitar on frets 8, 10, 10, 8, 8, 8 Cm for guitar on frets 8, 10, 10, 8, 8, 8
Simplified notation: x 3 1 0 1 x Difficulty level: Intermediate
Cm for guitar on frets x, 3, 1, 0, 1, x Cm for guitar on frets x, 3, 1, 0, 1, x
Simplified notation: x 3 1 0 1 3
Cm for guitar on frets x, 3, 1, 0, 1, 3 Cm for guitar on frets x, 3, 1, 0, 1, 3

Simplified notation: x 3 5 5 4 x
Cm for guitar on frets x, 3, 5, 5, 4, x Cm for guitar on frets x, 3, 5, 5, 4, x

Simplified notation: 8 6 5 x x 8
Cm for guitar on frets 8, 6, 5, x, x, 8 Cm for guitar on frets 8, 6, 5, x, x, 8

Simplified notation: 8 6 x 5 8 x
Cm for guitar on frets 8, 6, x, 5, 8, x Cm for guitar on frets 8, 6, x, 5, 8, x

Simplified notation: x x 10 8 8 11
Cm for guitar on frets x, x, 10, 8, 8, 11 Cm for guitar on frets x, x, 10, 8, 8, 11



Cm Inversions on guitar

Cm\Eb guitar chord
Cm\G guitar chord

Cm chord charts for left handed guitar

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Cm Chord Structure

Notes: C Eb G
Interval structure: R m3 5

Chord construction:
R = C
C + minor interval = Eb (scale degree = minor 3rd)
Eb + major interval = G (scale degree = 5th)


Cm\D# ; Cm\G ; Cm\Eb ;


Cm on other instruments

Cm piano
Cm Piano chord chartCm guitar
Cm Guitar chord chartCm ukulele
Cm ukulele chordCm mandolin
Cm mandolin chordCm banjo
Cm banjo chord

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Cm Chord Harmonized Progressions

A# major scale harmonized triads
A# Cm Dm D# F Gm Adim

G# major scale harmonized triads
G# A#m Cm C# D# Fm Gdim

D# major scale harmonized triads
D# Fm Gm G# A# Cm Ddim

C natural minor scale harmonized triads
Cm Ddim Eb Fm Gm Ab Bb

G natural minor scale harmonized triads
Gm Adim Bb Cm Dm Eb F

F natural minor scale harmonized triads
Fm Gdim Ab Bbm Cm Db Eb

C harmonic minor scale harmonized triads
Cm Ddim Ebaug Fm G Ab Bdim

G harmonic minor scale harmonized triads
Gm Adim Bbaug Cm D Eb Gbdim

C melodic minor scale harmonized triads
Cm Dm Ebaug F G Adim Bdim

A# melodic minor scale harmonized triads
A#m Cm Dbaug D# F Gdim Adim




Scales Related to Cm

Scales that include all of the notes of Cm.
D#/Eb major G#/Ab major A#/Bb major C melodic minor A#/Bb melodic minor D#/Eb ionian G#/Ab ionian A#/Bb ionian C harmonic minor E harmonic minor G harmonic minor C natural minor F natural minor G natural minor C dorian F dorian A#/Bb dorian C phrygian D phrygian G phrygian

Cm chord staff

Musical staff for the Cm chord

Cm summary table

Guitar chord name Cm (C minor)
Guitar sound
Notes and structureC Eb G (R m3 5)
Alternate tunings
Related Chords Cm\D# ; Cm\G ; Cm\Eb ;
Chord Categories basic minor triad   Minor chord  
Other Notations Cmin   C-  
Chord Construction R = C
C + minor interval = Eb (scale degree = minor 3rd)
Eb + major interval = G (scale degree = 5th)
Cm on other instrumentsCm piano
Cm Piano chord chartCm guitar
Cm Guitar chord chartCm ukulele
Cm ukulele chordCm mandolin
Cm mandolin chordCm banjo
Cm banjo chord

Tweak notes of Cm

G
D#
C
G
C
 
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References related to this chord

basic minor triad   Minor chord  

Minor Chords on Wikipedia