What notes are in a Cm chord?

Cm is C, Eb, G: the 1, ♭3, 5 of C.

How do you play Cm on guitar?

Open Am / Am-Shape: x 3 5 5 4 3; Open Em / Em-Shape: 8 10 10 8 8 8; Open Dm / Dm-Shape: x x 10 12 13 11 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with Cm?

Scales on C that contain every note of Cm: C Minor, C Minor Pentatonic, C Blues, C Major Blues, C Dorian, C Phrygian.

Guitar chord · Minor

Cm chord (C Minor)

Sad, deep, and melancholic fundamental minor triad.

Notes CEbG

Formula 1 ♭3 5

Shapes 3 on this page

Cm 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.

Open Am / Am-Shape x 3 5 5 4 3

Open Em / Em-Shape 8 10 10 8 8 8

Open Dm / Dm-Shape x x 10 12 13 11

Interactive chord diagram

Cm 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 Cm

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

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Questions

What notes are in a Cm chord?: Cm is C, Eb, G: the 1, ♭3, 5 of C.
How do you play Cm on guitar?: Open Am / Am-Shape: x 3 5 5 4 3; Open Em / Em-Shape: 8 10 10 8 8 8; Open Dm / Dm-Shape: x x 10 12 13 11 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Cm?: Scales on C that contain every note of Cm: C Minor, C Minor Pentatonic, C Blues, C Major Blues, C Dorian, C Phrygian.

Minor chords in every key

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