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Guitar chord · Minor 7th

Cm7 chord (C Minor 7th)

Velvety smooth minor chord foundational to funk, R&B, and jazz.

Notes CEbGBb
Formula 1 ♭3 5 ♭7
Shapes 2 on this page

Cm7 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, C.

Em7-Shape (6th String Root) 8 10 8 8 8 8
Am7-Shape (5th String Root) x 3 5 3 4 3

Interactive chord diagram

Cm7 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over Cm7

These scales start on C and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Cm7 is the chord of the moment.

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Questions

What notes are in a Cm7 chord?
Cm7 is C, Eb, G, Bb: the 1, ♭3, 5, ♭7 of C.
How do you play Cm7 on guitar?
Em7-Shape (6th String Root): 8 10 8 8 8 8; Am7-Shape (5th String Root): x 3 5 3 4 3 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Cm7?
Scales on C that contain every note of Cm7: C Minor, C Minor Pentatonic, C Blues, C Dorian, C Phrygian, C Half-Whole Diminished.

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