Cm7 chord on 6-String Guitar – FACGCE (Fmaj7)

in FACGCE (Fmaj7) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Cm7

Minor 7

Notes:C · D# · G · A#

easybarre on fret 3

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Cm7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x 0 3 3 3	– – – 1 1 1	x x C A# D# G	easy · barre on fret 3
2 3 3 3 x x	1 2 3 4 – –	G C D# A# x x	medium
x 3 3 3 3 3	– 1 1 1 1 1	x C D# A# D# G	easy · barre on fret 3
x 6 0 5 0 6	– 2 – 1 – 3	x D# C C C A#	easy
7 6 0 0 7 6	3 1 – – 4 2	C D# C G G A#	medium
7 10 7 8 10 x	1 3 1 2 4 –	C G G D# A# x	medium · barre on fret 7
10 10 0 8 10 8	2 3 – 1 4 1	D# G C D# A# C	medium · barre on fret 8
10 10 0 0 10 x	1 2 – – 3 –	D# G C G A# x	easy
x 3 0 3 3 3	– 1 – 2 3 4	x C C A# D# G	medium
2 3 x 3 3 x	1 2 – 3 4 –	G C x A# D# x	hard
x 3 3 3 3 x	– 1 1 1 1 –	x C D# A# D# x	easy · barre on fret 3
x 6 0 5 7 6	– 2 – 1 4 3	x D# C C G A#	medium
7 6 7 0 0 6	3 1 4 – – 2	C D# G G C A#	medium
7 10 10 8 7 x	1 3 4 2 1 –	C G A# D# G x	medium · barre on fret 7
x 10 0 8 10 8	– 2 – 1 3 1	x G C D# A# C	medium · barre on fret 8
10 10 0 0 10 11	1 2 – – 3 4	D# G C G A# D#	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Cm7 chord (Minor 7) is built from the notes C, D#, G, A#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – FACGCE (Fmaj7) 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 Cm7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C
♭3	3	D#
5	7	G
♭7	10	A#

More C chords

C Cm C7 C°C+C9 Cmaj7 C7♯5 C7♭5 C6 Cm6 Cm7♭5 C°7 Csus2 Csus4 Cadd9 Cmaj9 Cm9 C5

Other roots

C#m7 Dm7 D#m7 Em7 Fm7 F#m7 Gm7 G#m7 Am7 A#m7 Bm7

See Cm7 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D FACGCE (Fmaj7) F-A-C-G-C-E DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the Cm7 chord?

Cm7 is a Minor 7 chord built from the notes C, D#, G, A#.

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.