Cm
C minor
Notes
C – E♭ – G
Formula
1 – ♭3 – 5
A root, a minor third and a perfect fifth — the darker cousin of the major triad.
To build Cm, start on C and stack the intervals ♭3, 5 above it.
On piano
On guitar
Shapes generated and checked against the chord engine, standard tuning.
x–3–1–0–1–3Open in Explorer
Fret 3
Fret 1
OOpen
Fret 1
Fret 3
✕Muted
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x–3–5–0–4–3Open in Explorer
Fret 3
Fret 4
OOpen
Fret 5
Fret 3
✕Muted
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8–6–5–0–8–xOpen in Explorer
✕Muted
Fret 8
OOpen
Fret 5
Fret 6
Fret 8
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