C minor chord
Cm
- CR
- E♭♭3
- G5
Barre · Am shape · 3rd fret
What each note does
- C is the root. It names the chord and is the note your ear hears as home.
- E♭ is the minor third, a half step below the major third (E). That one note is the whole difference between sad and happy.
- G is the fifth. It adds weight without changing the character, so it is the first note to drop when a voicing gets crowded.
More voicings
Barre · Em shape · 8th fret
Triad · top 3 strings · 8th fret
Triad · middle strings · 4th fret
Progressions that use Cm
- Open in builder →
i–iv–v–i · C minor · Minor folk
CmFmGmCm
- Open in builder →
i–VII–VI–v · C minor · Andalusian
CmB♭A♭Gm
- Open in builder →
I–V–vi–IV · E♭ major · Pop
E♭B♭CmA♭