Minor familyvi7 in E♭ major
C minor seventh chord
Cm7C minor seventh
Piano root position
- Root
- ♭3
- 5
- ♭7
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
- B♭♭7
- 7
- C Root
- E♭ Minor 3rd
- G Perfect 5th
- B♭ Minor 7th
About this chord
What is a C minor seventh chord?
Cm7 is built from 4 notes: C (the root), E♭ (the ♭3), G (the 5), B♭ (the ♭7). Mellow and smooth, the ii chord of countless jazz and soul tunes.
- Notes
- C · E♭ · G · B♭
- Formula
- 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7
- Also written
- Cmin7 · C-7
- Found in
- vi7 in E♭ major · ii7 in B♭ major · iii7 in A♭ major · i7 in C minor
Scales that contain Cm7
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