C minor 7 (Cm7)
A minor chord with an added minor seventh. Softer than a plain minor chord, and common in soul, funk and jazz.
There’s no open shape: it’s played as a barre chord, starting at the 3rd fret. It’s the home chord of the key of C minor; in major keys, you’ll find it in E♭ major, B♭ major and A♭ major.
- Notes:
- C, E♭, G, B♭.
- Formula:
- 1, ♭3, 5, ♭7.
- Difficulty:
- Intermediate.
- Strings played:
- 5 (from the A string).
Chord diagram
e|--3--| B|--4--| G|--3--| D|--5--| A|--3--| E|--x--|
Other positions
e|--8---| B|--8---| G|--8---| D|--8---| A|--10--| E|--8---|
Capo tip: put the capo at the 1st fret and play the B minor 7 shape: you hear C minor 7, with no barre.The capo
Often played with
The chords in its key, the ones you hear most often around C minor 7.
e|--1--| B|--1--| G|--2--| D|--1--| A|--3--| E|--1--|
F7V of the key
e|--1--| B|--3--| G|--2--| D|--3--| A|--1--| E|--x--|
B♭ major 7I of the key
e|--3--| B|--3--| G|--3--| D|--3--| A|--5--| E|--3--|