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Cm7 C minor seventh
Difficulty
Fingers 3
Shapes 12
Easy with capo 3 + Am7 How to play Cm7 Index finger (1): press flat across the A string to the high E string at the 3th fret, a barre. Ring finger (3): 5th fret of the D string. Middle finger (2): 4th fret of the B string. Don't play: low E string. ‹ Cm7 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets x35343 1 3 2 E A D G B E Cm7 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets x35343 1 3 2 E B G D A E x35343 · Am7 shape
Cm7 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets x31313 1 2 3 4 E A D G B E Cm7 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets x31313 1 2 3 4 E B G D A E x31313
Cm7 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets x3131x 1 3 4 E A D G B E Cm7 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets x3131x 1 3 4 E B G D A E x3131x
Cm7 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets 8-10-8-8-8-8 8fr 1 3 E A D G B E
Cm7 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets 8-10-8-8-8-8 8fr 1 3 E B G D A E
8-10-8-8-8-8 · Em7 shape
Cm7 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets x35046 3fr 1 3 2 4 E A D G B E Cm7 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets x35046 3fr 1 3 2 4 E B G D A E x35046
Cm7 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets x35346 3fr 1 3 2 4 E A D G B E Cm7 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets x35346 3fr 1 3 2 4 E B G D A E x35346
Cm7 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets x3134x 2 1 3 4 E A D G B E Cm7 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets x3134x 2 1 3 4 E B G D A E x3134x
Cm7 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets 8-10-10-8-11-8 8fr 1 2 3 4 E A D G B E
Cm7 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets 8-10-10-8-11-8 8fr 1 2 3 4 E B G D A E
8-10-10-8-11-8 · Em7 shape (4th string) shape
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Chords that go with Cm7 The other chords of C minor, the key where Cm7 is home (i7). Songs in this key move between them.
Cm i Cm Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 3 finger 1, fret 5 finger 3, fret 5 finger 4, fret 4 finger 2, fret 3 finger 1. Barre at fret 3. Ddim ii° Ddim Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, open, fret 1 finger 1, fret 3 finger 3, fret 1 finger 2. E♭ III E♭ Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 1 finger 1, fret 3 finger 2, fret 4 finger 4, fret 3 finger 3. Fm iv Fm Strings from lowest to highest: fret 1 finger 1, fret 3 finger 3, fret 3 finger 4, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 1. Barre at fret 1. Gm v Gm Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3 finger 1, fret 5 finger 3, fret 5 finger 4, fret 3 finger 1, fret 3 finger 1, fret 3 finger 1. Barre at fret 3. A♭ VI A♭ Strings from lowest to highest: fret 4 finger 3, fret 3 finger 2, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 1, fret 4 finger 4. Barre at fret 1. Easier with a capo Put a capo on the fret and play an open shape. It sounds as Cm7.
3 fret Am7 Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2 finger 2, open, fret 1 finger 1, open. Am7 shape Strumming patterns to try ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Four downs Steady, for learning changes ↓ ↓ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↑ Folk / pop The everyday pattern ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ Ballad Slow songs, 3/4 or 6/8 ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ Reggae skank Off-beat chops About the Cm7 chord C minor seventh is built from 4 notes: C (1), E♭ (♭3), G (5), B♭ (♭7). The lowest note you play should be the root, C, highlighted on the diagram. You can play it in 12 places on the fretboard. The first shape is the most common; higher shapes make smooth changes easier in some keys.
Cm7 belongs to B flat major (ii7), E flat major (vi7), A flat major (iii7), G minor (iv7), C minor (i7).
