TuneKite

Ukulele chord

Cm7C minor seventh

  • C1
  • E♭♭3
  • G5
  • B♭♭7
Difficulty
Harder
Fingers
1
Shapes
6

How to play Cm7

  1. Index finger (1): press flat across the G string to the A string at the 3th fret, a barre.
  1. Cm7 chord on ukulele, shape 1 of 5Frets 33331GCEA
    Cm7 chord on ukulele, shape 1 of 5Frets 33331AECG

    3333 · Am7 shape

  2. Cm7 chord on ukulele, shape 2 of 5Frets 57665fr1423GCEA
    Cm7 chord on ukulele, shape 2 of 5Frets 57665fr1423AECG

    5766 · Gm7 shape

  3. Cm7 chord on ukulele, shape 3 of 5Frets 30363fr124GCEA
    Cm7 chord on ukulele, shape 3 of 5Frets 30363fr124AECG

    3036

  4. Cm7 chord on ukulele, shape 4 of 5Frets 00666fr12GCEA
    Cm7 chord on ukulele, shape 4 of 5Frets 00666fr12AECG

    0066

  5. Cm7 chord on ukulele, shape 5 of 5Frets 03633fr142GCEA
    Cm7 chord on ukulele, shape 5 of 5Frets 03633fr142AECG

    0363

1 / 5

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.

Strumming patterns to try

  • ↓↓↓↓Four downsSteady, for learning changes
  • ↓↓↑↑↓↑Folk / popThe everyday pattern
  • ↓↓↑↓↑BalladSlow songs, 3/4 or 6/8
  • ↑↑↑↑Reggae skankOff-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. Above you will find 6 shapes for it across the neck. Learn the first one, then use the others to keep your hand close to the next chord in the song.

Cm7 belongs to B flat major (ii7), E flat major (vi7), A flat major (iii7), G minor (iv7), C minor (i7).

Also see