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

in FACGCE (Fmaj7) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Minor

Notes:C · D# · G

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Cm shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 3 0 0 3 3	– 1 – – 2 3	x C C G D# G	easy
2 3 3 x x x	1 2 3 – – –	G C D# x x x	easy
x 3 3 5 3 3	– 1 1 2 1 1	x C D# C D# G	medium · barre on fret 3
7 6 0 5 7 x	3 2 – 1 4 –	C D# C C G x	medium
7 6 7 0 7 x	2 1 3 – 4 –	C D# G G G x	medium
7 10 7 8 7 8	1 4 1 2 1 3	C G G D# G C	medium · barre on fret 7
10 10 0 8 0 8	3 4 – 1 – 2	D# G C D# C C	medium
10 10 0 0 0 x	1 2 – – – –	D# G C G C x	easy
x x 12 12 12 11	– – 2 3 4 1	x x C G C D#	medium
x 3 3 0 0 3	– 1 2 – – 3	x C D# G C G	easy
2 3 3 x 3 x	1 2 3 – 4 –	G C D# x D# x	hard
x 3 3 x 3 3	– 1 2 – 3 4	x C D# x D# G	hard
7 6 7 5 0 x	3 2 4 1 – –	C D# G C C x	medium
7 6 0 0 7 x	2 1 – – 3 –	C D# C G G x	easy
x x 0 8 7 8	– – – 2 1 3	x x C D# G C	easy
10 10 0 0 0 8	2 3 – – – 1	D# G C G C C	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Cm chord (Minor) is built from the notes C, D#, G. 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 Cm chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5

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

More C chords

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

Other roots

C#m Dm D#m Em Fm F#m Gm G#m Am A#m Bm

See Cm 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 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.