The C minor chord is a relatively common guitar chord. The chord itself contains the note G, which means that the chord can technically be played as an open chord (see first shape in image bellow). However, this is not a very common or practical way of playing the chord. Instead, Cm is most often played as a bar chord, on either the 3rd fret (root 5) or 8th fret (root 6).
The standard Cm chord shape is the root-5 minor barre chord, starting on the third fret. This is the most commonly used C minor shape.
The easy version of the Cm chord uses only the first three strings and the first three fingers. By playing the easier version of the C minor chord, it makes it possible to start using it in songs, especially when you’re finding the barre chord version difficult.
C Minor 9 Guitar Chord
There is an alternative and easy way of playing the C minor chord, which is technically an open chord (as it uses one open string). This is played using the 3rd, 4th and 5th stings. Although this is a valid way of playing the chord, it is not very commonly used voicing, because it contains low-pitch notes, and can sound slightly muddy.
The instructions above are step by step instructions for playing the common C minor chord shape. Forming the chord through step by step instructions is a great way of ensuring that you are interpreting the chord diagram correctly.
The Cm chord can be played as a barre chord by playing a root 6 barre chord shape and starting on the 8th fret or by playing a root 5 barre chord Major shape and starting on the 3rd fret:
C Minor Scale For Guitar
Playing triads is a great way of exploring the minor chord and the guitar fretboard more generally. By arranging the notes of the chord systematically using permutations (root position, first inversion, second inversion), interesting and unique shapes and voicings are created. The three different voicings for the C minor triad are:
The following shapes are alternative ways of playing the C minor chord shape. They’re not the most common Cm shapes, but used enough to include here as interesting alternatives.
Most C minor chords with extensions can be used as a substitute for the C minor chord. For example, Cm9, Cm11 and Cm6 can often be used to add colour and emotion to the C minor chord.
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For more interesting substitutions, playing variations of the Eb chord (which is the relative Major of C minor), such as Eb6, Eb69, Ebmaj9 etc. can be used effectively as a substitute for the C minor chord.
The most common and effective scales that can be used to solo/improvise over the C minor chord, or to create melodies for the purposes of song writing are:
For more interesting substitutions, playing variations of the Eb chord (which is the relative Major of C minor), such as Eb6, Eb69, Ebmaj9 etc. can be used effectively as a substitute for the C minor chord.
The most common and effective scales that can be used to solo/improvise over the C minor chord, or to create melodies for the purposes of song writing are:
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