Cm7 chord

Cm7 chord for guitar in different forms, including closed and barre chords.

Alternative shapes

Cm7

Cm7 (capo 3)

Description and theory

The depicted chart with X3X343 fingering shows one of the popular ways to play the chord. Mute the 4th string with the index finger. Cm7 is a four-note chord consisting of C, Eb, G, Bb.

Comments

There is no common way to play this chord with open strings. The X3131X fingering is best played as a half-barre.

Notes in the chord

The notes that the Cm7 chord consists of are C, Eb, G, Bb.
To get Cm9 add D.
To get C7 replace Eb with E.

Chord names

The Cm7 is a minor 7th chord (a less common abbreviation is Cmin7). Cm7/Eb, Cm7/G and Cm7/Bb are inversions of the chord. Cm7 can be seen as an Eb chord with C in the bass, or Eb6/C.

Finger position

Index (1st) finger on 5th string, 3rd fret.
Middle (2nd) finger on 3rd string, 3rd fret.
Ring (3rd) finger on 1st string, 3rd fret.
Little (4th) finger on 2nd string, 4th fret.

Inversions

1st inversion: Cm7/Eb (means that Eb is the bass note).
2nd inversion: Cm7/G (means that G is the bass note).
3rd inversion: Cm7/Bb (means that Bb is the bass note).
Diagrams of these inversions

Assorted slash chords

Versions with alternate bass notes in short notation:

Cm7/D: X58888
Cm7/Ab: X 11 8 8 8 8
Cm7/A: X08888

Alternative chord names

Cm7/D is theoretically identical with Cm9/D.
Cm/A is theoretically identical with Cm13/A.

Alternatives with capo

Am7 shape with a capo on 3rd fret (see picture).
Em7 shape with a capo on 8th fret.

Written in tab format (main version)

- 3 -
- 4 -
- 3 -
- - -
- 3 -
- - -

Chord progressions

Cm7 - Dm7 - Eb (see with diagrams in PDF)

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