Cm Guitar Chord
C minor for guitar
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 minorAKA: Cmin C-
Guitar sound:
Cm Guitar Chord Charts
Simplified notation: x 3 5 5 4 3
Difficulty level: Intermediate
Simplified notation: 8 10 10 8 8 8
Difficulty level: Intermediate
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Simplified notation: x 3 1 0 1 x
Difficulty level: Intermediate
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Simplified notation: x 3 1 0 1 3
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Simplified notation: x 3 5 5 4 x
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Simplified notation: 8 6 5 x x 8
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Simplified notation: 8 6 x 5 8 x
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Simplified notation: x x 10 8 8 11
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Cm Chord Structure
Notes: C Eb GInterval structure: R m3 5
Chord construction:
R = C
C + minor interval = Eb (scale degree = minor 3rd)
Eb + major interval = G (scale degree = 5th)
Chords related to Cm
Cm\D# ; Cm\G ; Cm\Eb ;Cm on other instruments
Cm piano
Cm guitar
Cm ukulele
Cm mandolin
Cm banjo
Change tuning
Cm Chord Harmonized Progressions
A# major scale harmonized triadsA# 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 summary table
| Guitar chord name | Cm (C minor) |
| Guitar sound | |
| Notes and structure | C Eb G (R m3 5) |
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| 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 instruments | Cm pianoCm guitarCm ukuleleCm mandolinCm banjo |
Alter notes of Cm
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References related to this chord
basic minor triad Minor chordMinor Chords on Wikipedia