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Cm Guitar Chord

Learn the Cm shape, hear the voicing, and understand its notes and intervals.

MINOR CHORD

How to play Cm on guitar

Read the diagram from the low E string on the left to the high E string on the right. Pick each intended string separately before strumming the complete shape.

Notes
C · Eb · G
Intervals
1 - b3 - 5
Level
Intermediate
STRING BY STRING

Cm chord fingering

This voicing uses the fret pattern x 3 5 5 4 3. Keep fretting fingers close behind the fret wire and avoid touching adjacent open strings.

Low EMute
AFret 3
DFret 5
GFret 5
BFret 4
High EFret 3
BUILD THE CHORD

Notes and intervals in Cm

The Cm chord combines C, Eb, G. Its formula, 1 - b3 - 5, describes each note relative to the C root.

C1
Ebb3
G5
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Cm Guitar Chord Questions

What notes are in the Cm guitar chord?

The Cm chord contains C, Eb, G. Its interval formula is 1 - b3 - 5.

This Cm shape is intermediate because it requires a wider reach or barre-style pressure. Practice the notes separately before strumming.

The same Cm chord can be played with different voicings, inversions, octaves, and string combinations while preserving its essential chord tones.