Minor familyvi in E♭ major
C minor chord
CmC minor
Piano root position
- Root
- ♭3
- 5
Guitar standard tuning
Barre · fret 3
Lay your index flat across strings 5 to 1 at fret 3.
Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little
Notation treble clef
Intervals
12 semitones- C1
- ♭2
- 2
- E♭♭3
- 3
- 4
- ♭5
- G5
- ♯5
- 6
- ♭7
- 7
- C Root
- E♭ Minor 3rd
- G Perfect 5th
About this chord
What is a C minor chord?
Cm is built from 3 notes: C (the root), E♭ (the ♭3), G (the 5). Darker and more inward than major, because of the minor third.
- Notes
- C · E♭ · G
- Formula
- 1 · ♭3 · 5
- Also written
- Cmin · C-
- Found in
- vi in E♭ major · ii in B♭ major · iii in A♭ major · i in C minor
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