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Cm7 chord on guitar (C minor seventh)

The Cm7 chord is the notes C, Eb, G and Bb. The usual shape is a barre at the 3rd fret: x 3 5 3 4 3, from the low E string to the high E. Strum it below, tap a string to hear its note, or open it on the full guitar and play it yourself.

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How to play Cm7

Numbers are fingers: 1 index to 4 little

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Cm7
  1. Lay your index finger flat across the A to the high E string at the 3rd fret.
  2. Your ring finger on the D string at the 5th fret.
  3. Your middle finger on the B string at the 4th fret.
  4. Don't play the low E string: start your strum on the A string.

Cm7 up the neck

The same chord, higher and brighter

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Cm7 (up the neck)

Play it as 8 10 8 8 8 8, a barre at the 8th fret. Pick the Up the neck shape above to hear it.

  1. Lay your index finger flat across the low E to the high E string at the 8th fret.
  2. Your ring finger on the A string at the 10th fret.

Chords that go with Cm7

The chords of C minor: they sit next to Cm7 in songs, so they sound right before and after it.

All the chords: guitar chord chart. Songs that use them: easy guitar songs. Tune up first with the online guitar tuner.