Guitar chord · Triads
C minor chord on guitar
x31013 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play Cm on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Darker and more melancholy than major, but just as stable.
Cm is the ii chord in B♭ major, iii in A♭ major and vi in E♭ major. In minor keys: i in C minor and iv in G minor.
- Notes
- CE♭G
- Formula
- 1♭35
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · perfect 5th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Open position
- 6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
- 5th string (A): 3rd fret, ring finger (3) C
- 4th string (D): 1st fret, index finger (1) E♭
- 3rd string (G): play open G
- 2nd string (B): 1st fret, middle finger (2) C
- 1st string (high E): 3rd fret, pinky finger (4) G
Tablature
e|--3---| B|--1---| G|--0---| D|--1---| A|--3---| E|--x---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every Cm note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing Cm on guitar
x35543 is the A-minor shape barred at the 3rd fret.
You’ll find Cm in common progressions such as Cm–A♭–E♭–B♭ (the minor-feel pop progression in E♭ major), Cm–Fm–G–Cm (the minor cadence in C minor) and Cm–B♭–A♭–G (the Andalusian cadence in C minor).
