The C minor guitar chord is one of those awkward chord shapes… My students hate it! In its standard form it’s very difficult to play, but there are some good easy alternatives.
So why is the Cm guitar chord so difficult to play? Well, in its standard form it’s usually played as a “barre chord”. It looks like this:
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As you can see, this is far too difficult for guitar beginners to play. We need an easier option. So what are the alternative versions of the C minor guitar chord?
This is a much better option that the standard Cm, but it’s still not EASY to play, so I prefer to recommend the following version of the C minor guitar chord to my students:
This is a great chord shape to learn as it crops up often in the future. It’s not super-easy to play, but it IS a lot simpler than the standard version of the Cm guitar chord. This is my preferred version of Cm for my beginner students to learn.
Ways To Play The Cm Guitar Chord
There’s two other versions of the Cm guitar chord that I’d like you to bear in mind. Especially if you’re a beginner guitarist…
This Cm guitar chord is much easier to fret, but remember that you must only play strings 2, 3 and 4. Strings 1, 5 and 6 must not be played. (String numbers are explained here.)
This version of the Cm guitar chord is a little bass-heavy, but it’s very easy to make the chord shape and less fiddly to strum than the above version. Check it out!
Cm/eb Chord (c Minor Over Eb)
As you can see, this is much easier than any of the other versions of the C minor guitar chord we’ve looked at.
Take care not to strum strings 1 & 2 though, or this won’t sound anything like a C minor guitar chord any more! (Strumming strings 1 & 2 would turn this into a different chord.)
Guitars have been around for a long time, but in all that time I don’t think anyone has found an easier way to play the Cm guitar chord than this! 🙂
How To Play A Cm Chord On A Guitar
I think you should try all of the above Cm shapes and see which one fits your current ability level AND the song you are trying to play. Some chords are well suited to specific situations and what sounds good in one context will often sound out-of-place in another.
If you’re a total beginner you should try the last two above versions of the Cm guitar chord, as all the other versions will simply be too tough for you to play. But if you have 15-20 hours of guitar practice under your belt already, I prefer for my students to learn the third version of the Cm guitar chord shown above. (Because that shape can be used for multiple other chords in the future.)
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On this page you’ll find the three most common ways of playing a Cm guitar chord, with diagrams and photos of the chords being played. You’ll also find useful information on the notes in a C minor guitar chord.
The symbol for a C minor chord is Cm, so if you see that symbol written on sheet music, any of the Cm chords on this page can be used.
Unfortunately, there is no useful C minor open chord. We have included one at the bottom of the page, but it’s awkward to play and in most cases you’d be better off playing the C minor chord barre chord at the 3rd fret.
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This means that you’ll have to master barre chords if you want to play a C minor guitar chord! You can find out more about barre chords (also known as bar chords) on this page: Guitar Bar Chords.
This is probably the most common way of playing a C minor chord on guitar. Like most barre chords, it’s quite tricky at first, but if you persevere it will soon become second nature.
The above chord is simply the open Am chord shape played with a barre at the third fret. You can see it being played in the photo below:
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The X above the low E string on the chord diagram tells you that this string should not be played, so try to avoid this string when you strum the chord.
If you’re playing quite high up the neck then this C minor guitar chord might be a good choice. It’s based on the open position Em chord shape, but played with a barre at the 8
In this chord, the index finger forms a barre over all six strings, and four of the six notes in the chord are fretted by this one finger.
C Minor Guitar Chord (cm)
When learning this shape, you should play each of the notes in the chord individually, to make sure that all are fretted correctly and able to ring out.
The C m chord below might come in handy if you’re playing very high up the neck. Avoid playing the bottom 2 strings, as indicated by the two X’s on the diagram:
You could play an open C minor chord below, but it’s very awkward and in most cases the C minor bar chord at the 3
Beginner Guitar Chords
(Any open C minor chord on guitar is restricted by the two open E strings: accidentally playing either would clash with the E flat in the C major chord.)
As with most chords, when played on the guitar at least one of the notes is usually “doubled up” in a different octave.
For example, the C minor guitar chord at the top of this page contains five notes: C, G, C (an octave higher), E flat, and G (an octave higher). You can see the notes in this chord in the diagram below.
Cm Guitar Chord. Picture Of A Cm Guitar Chord
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Play guitar or bass? Subscribe to the Guitar Command email newsletter for FREE guitar & bass news, lessons, reviews, offers and information.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.
Cm Guitar Chord Open Position
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.
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.
How To Play The Cm Chord On Guitar (c Minor)
The Cm chord can be played as a barre
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