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Cm7 chord

Cm7 is the C minor seventh chord. It has 4 notes: C – E♭ – G – B♭ (1 – ♭3 – 5 – ♭7).

A minor seventh adds a flat seventh to a minor chord. It sounds smooth and mellow, and is everywhere in R&B, neo-soul, jazz and worship music (often as the ii chord).

Cm7 chord on Guitar

Cm7 chord on guitar, shape 1 (x35343)
From the 3rd fretx35343
Cm7 chord on guitar, shape 2 (8-10-8-8-8-8)
From the 8th fret8-10-8-8-8-8
Cm7 chord on guitar, shape 3 (x31313)
From the 1st fretx31313
Cm7 chord on guitar, shape 4 (x-x-10-12-11-11)
From the 10th fretx-x-10-12-11-11

Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A 3rd fret; D 5th fret; G 3rd fret; B 4th fret; high E 3rd fret.

Cm7 chord on Ukulele

Cm7 chord on ukulele, shape 1 (3333)
From the 3rd fret3333
Cm7 chord on ukulele, shape 2 (5766)
From the 5th fret5766
Cm7 chord on ukulele, shape 3 (8-10-8-10)
From the 8th fret8-10-8-10
Cm7 chord on ukulele, shape 4 (12-12-11-13)
From the 11th fret12-12-11-13

Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 3rd fret; C 3rd fret; E 3rd fret; A 3rd fret.

Cm7 chord on Piano

Cm7 chord on piano: C, E♭, G, B♭

Play C, E♭, G and B♭ together with your right hand, and C (the root) in your left. To move between chords smoothly, try inversions: keep the notes shared with the next chord and move the others the shortest distance.

Songs with the Cm7 chord

Cm7 appears in 206 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:

Related chords

Other C chords:

Chords in the key of E♭ major:

Cm7 chord: questions

What notes are in the Cm7 chord?

Cm7 (C minor seventh) is made of C, E♭, G and B♭ (1 – ♭3 – 5 – ♭7).

How do you play Cm7 on guitar?

The most common shape is x35343 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).

How do you play Cm7 on ukulele?

Play 3333 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).

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