Cm chord on Cavaquinho – Alternative (GGBD)

in Alternative (GGBD) tuning

○○12GGCD#
Cm
Minor
Notes:C · D# · G
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
CCCGD#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 0 1 1– – 1 2G G C D#easy
5 5 4 52 3 1 4C C D# Gmedium
5 8 8 51 2 3 1C D# G Gmedium · barre on fret 5
8 8 8 101 1 1 2D# D# G Cmedium · barre on fret 8
x 0 1 1– – 1 2x G C D#easy
x 5 4 5– 2 1 3x C D# Geasy
8 5 8 52 1 3 1D# C G Gmedium · barre on fret 5
0 8 8 10– 1 2 3G D# G Cmedium
0 x 1 1– – 1 2G x C D#easy
5 x 4 52 – 1 3C x D# Geasy
5 8 8 x1 2 3 –C D# G xmedium
8 0 8 101 – 2 3D# G G Cmedium
0 5 1 1– 3 1 2G C C D#hard
5 8 4 52 4 1 3C D# D# Ghard
8 5 8 x2 1 3 –D# C G xmedium
x 8 8 10– 1 2 3x D# G Cmedium

The Cm chord (Minor) is built from the notes C, D#, G. Below are playable fingerings for Cavaquinho – Alternative (GGBD) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the Cm chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10C
♭33D#
57G

More C chords

Other roots

See Cm in another tuning

What notes make up the Cm chord?

Cm is a Minor chord built from the notes C, D#, G.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.