C Minor Chord on Guitar
Also known as:
Cm , Cmin , Cmi , C−
Here you can learn how to play C Minor Chord on the Guitar. The C Minor Chord has a minor quality which includes a minor Third interval that produces a generally sad sound. C Minor Chord contains the notes C, E♭, G. The C Minor Chord on Guitar is a Triad type chord which means it consists of only three notes, the Root C, the Third E♭, and the Fifth G.
Below you will find C Minor Chord Diagrams for Guitar with finger positions for the Open Chords (if any), Moveable Chords, Barre Chords, and Triad shapes (again if applicable) of the C Minor Chord, as well as the notes, notation, degrees, intervals, related scales and chords, and more.
Notes
C, E♭, G
Notation
Degrees
Note | Number | Name |
---|---|---|
C | 1 | Tonic |
E♭ | ♭3 | Mediant |
G | 5 | Dominant |
Intervals
Notes | Semitones | Interval |
---|---|---|
C > C | 0 | Perfect Unison (P1) |
C > E♭ | 3 | minor 3rd (m3) |
C > G | 7 | Perfect 5th (P5) |
C Minor Open Chords
Open chord shapes for C Minor Chord with the root in the bass.
C Minor Barre Chords and Moveable Chords
Moveable and Barre chord shapes for C Minor Chord with the root in the bass.
C Minor Triad Chords
Moveable triad chord shapes, including inversions, for C Minor Chord across different groupings of strings.
C Minor Chord on string group 1, 2, 3
C Minor Chord on string group 2, 3, 4
C Minor Chord on string group 3, 4, 5
C Minor Chord on string group 4, 5, 6
Music Theory
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Scales related to C Minor Chord
Same Spellings
Scales that include all of the notes of the C Minor Chord.
ii Chord of B♭ Major Scale
vi Chord of E♭ Major Scale
iii Chord of A♭ Major Scale
i Chord of C Natural Minor Scale
v Chord of F Natural Minor Scale
iv Chord of G Natural Minor Scale
i Chord of C Harmonic Minor Scale
iv Chord of G Harmonic Minor Scale
ii Chord of B♭ Melodic Minor Scale
i Chord of C Melodic Minor Scale
vi Chord of E♭ Major Pentatonic Scale
i Chord of C Minor Pentatonic Scale
I Chord of C Major Blues Scale
vi Chord of E♭ Major Blues Scale
♭III Chord of A Minor Blues Scale
i Chord of C Minor Blues Scale
ii Chord of B♭ Ionian Mode
vi Chord of E♭ Ionian Mode
iii Chord of A♭ Ionian Mode
ii Chord of B♭ Dorian Mode
i Chord of C Dorian Mode
v Chord of F Dorian Mode
i Chord of C Phrygian Mode
♭vii Chord of D Phrygian Mode
iv Chord of G Phrygian Mode
vii Chord of D♭ Lydian Mode
vi Chord of E♭ Lydian Mode
iii Chord of A♭ Lydian Mode
ii Chord of B♭ Mixolydian Mode
vi Chord of E♭ Mixolydian Mode
v Chord of F Mixolydian Mode
i Chord of C Aeolian Mode
v Chord of F Aeolian Mode
iv Chord of G Aeolian Mode
♭iii Chord of A Locrian Mode
♭vii Chord of D Locrian Mode
iv Chord of G Locrian Mode
♭vii Chord of D Phrygian Dominant Mode
iv Chord of G Phrygian Dominant Mode
Different Spellings
Scales that include different spellings of all the notes of the C Minor Chord.