Cm chord on 6-String Guitar – Open B

in Open B (B-F#-B-F#-B-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Minor

Notes:C · D# · G

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Cm shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
1 1 1 1 1 0	1 1 1 1 1 –	C G C G C D#	easy · barre on fret 1
x 6 4 6 4 4	– 2 1 3 1 1	x C D# C D# G	medium · barre on fret 4
x 6 8 6 8 0	– 1 2 1 3 –	x C G C G D#	medium · barre on fret 6
8 9 8 9 8 9	1 2 1 3 1 4	G D# G D# G C	medium · barre on fret 8
x x 1 1 1 0	– – 1 1 1 –	x x C G C D#	easy · barre on fret 1
x x x 6 4 4	– – – 3 1 2	x x x C D# G	medium
x 6 8 9 8 0	– 1 2 4 3 –	x C G D# G D#	medium
x 9 8 9 8 9	– 2 1 3 1 4	x D# G D# G C	medium · barre on fret 8
1 1 1 1 x 0	1 1 1 1 – –	C G C G x D#	easy · barre on fret 1
x 6 4 6 8 4	– 2 1 3 4 1	x C D# C G G	hard · barre on fret 4
x 6 8 9 8 x	– 1 2 4 3 –	x C G D# G x	medium
x x 8 9 8 9	– – 1 2 1 3	x x G D# G C	easy · barre on fret 8
1 1 1 1 4 0	1 1 1 1 2 –	C G C G D# D#	medium · barre on fret 1
x 6 4 6 8 0	– 2 1 3 4 –	x C D# C G D#	hard
x x x 6 8 0	– – – 1 2 –	x x x C G D#	medium
8 9 8 9 x 9	1 2 1 3 – 4	G D# G D# x C	hard · barre on fret 8

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 – Open B 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 Open B B-F#-B-F#-B-D#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.