Standard
C minor seventh · A shape
Cm7 guitar chord
What it is
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C minor seventh added eleventh · Frets 1–3
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C half-diminished seventh · Frets 3–4
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C half-diminished seventh flat nine · Frets 1–3
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How to play Cm7 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the five strings from the A to the high E at the 3rd fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 5th fret and your middle finger on the B string at the 4th fret. Don’t play the low E string.
From the low E string x 3 5 3 4 3 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier Cm7
The full shape is a barre chord, hard at first. This one needs no full barre and sounds much the same: your middle finger on the D string at the 5th fret, your ring finger on the G string at the 5th fret, your index finger on the B string at the 4th fret and your little finger on the high E string at the 6th fret. Don’t play the low E and A strings.
x x 5 5 4 6
Cm7, the easier shape
StandardFrets 4–6 · 5th in bass · 4 strings
What notes are in Cm7?
Cm7, C minor seventh, is C, E♭, G and B♭: the root (C), the minor third (E♭), the perfect fifth (G) and the minor seventh (B♭). Its formula is 1 ♭3 5 ♭7.
Can I play Cm instead of Cm7?
Yes. Cm7 is Cm with B♭ added; the plain minor chord does the same job in a song.
Which chord has the same notes as Cm7?
E♭6. Both are C, E♭, G and B♭; which one you hear depends on the bass note.
Keys with Cm7
Cm7 is the vi7 chord in E♭ major, the iii7 chord in A♭ major, the ii7 chord in B♭ major, the i7 chord in C minor, the v7 chord in F minor and the iv7 chord in G minor.
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Minor seventh chords in every key
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