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C Minor 7 Chord on Guitar

3fr132

A-shape barre

C minor 7, written Cm7, is a minor seventh chord: a minor chord with a flat seventh, smoother and less dark than plain minor. Cm7 has no open shape, so it is usually played as an A-shape barre chord at the 3rd fret.

How to play Cm7, finger by finger

  1. Lay your index finger flat across strings 5 to 1 at the 3rd fret.
  2. Put your middle finger on string 2 at the 4th fret.
  3. Put your ring finger on string 4 at the 5th fret.
  4. Strum from string 5 down to string 1, and don't play string 6.

More ways to play Cm7

8fr131
E-shape barre from fret 8
3142
Movable near the nut
3fr1423
Movable, fret 3 from fret 3
5fr3241
Movable, fret 5 from fret 5
6fr2134
Movable, fret 6 from fret 6
8fr1423
Movable, fret 8 from fret 8
10fr1423
Movable, fret 10 from fret 10
13fr3142
Movable, fret 13 from fret 13

Notes in C minor 7

NoteIntervalRole
C1root
E♭♭3minor third
G5fifth
B♭♭7flat seventh

Formula: 1 – ♭3 – 5 – ♭7

Questions about Cm7

What notes are in Cm7?

C, E♭, G and B♭. Those are the 1, ♭3, 5, ♭7 of the chord, counted from C.

Which strings do I strum for Cm7?

Start on string 5 and strum down to string 1.

Often played with Cm7

Other minor 7 chords