Cm chord on 6-String Guitar – Open F

in Open F (C-F-C-F-A-F) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Minor

Notes:C · D# · G

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Cm shapes as text

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

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 F 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 F C-F-C-F-A-F Open G D-G-D-G-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.