Cm guitar chord
C minor. Notes: C E♭ G.01
IntermediateEasy shape
Barre · fret 3 · Warm & moody
Lay your first finger flat across the third fret.
String by string, low to high
- Low E muted: don’t play it
- A fret 3, finger 1 (C)
- D fret 5, finger 3 (G)
- G fret 5, finger 4 (C)
- B fret 4, finger 2 (E♭)
- High E fret 3, finger 1 (G)
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IntermediateHarder shape
E-shape · fret 8 · Full & movable
Root on the 6th string at fret 8. Set your first finger across fret 8 first, then add the others.
String by string, low to high
- Low E fret 8, finger 1 (C)
- A fret 10, finger 3 (G)
- D fret 10, finger 4 (C)
- G fret 8, finger 1 (E♭)
- B fret 8, finger 1 (G)
- High E fret 8, finger 1 (C)
Hear it, then check it
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Practise changing to Cm
Four-chord progressions with Cm in them. Each opens in Chordbyte with a metronome, a play-along and a one-minute changes drill.
- B♭ major, I–ii–IV–V: B♭ Cm E♭ F
- E♭ major, I–V–vi–IV: E♭ B♭ Cm A♭As in “Let It Be” by The Beatles.
- E♭ major, I–vi–IV–V: E♭ Cm A♭ B♭As in “Stand by Me” by Ben E. King.
- E♭ major, vi–IV–I–V: Cm A♭ E♭ B♭As in “Zombie” by The Cranberries.
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