Cm7 chord
C minor seventh. 3 shapes on the neck below, with the notes it's built from and the keys it belongs to.
Notes
- C
- 1
- Eb
- b3
- G
- 5
- Bb
- b7
The minor third is what makes it sound sad or dark.
The minor seventh adds a bluesy edge and leaves the chord sounding unfinished.
How to play Cm7
- Root on A
- x35343
- Drop 2
- x-x-10-12-11-11
- Shell
- 8x88xx
Want to know why this chord works where it does? The Intermediate lessons cover it, and founding players get them first.
Keys with Cm7
Cm7 uses only notes from C minor, G minor, F minor and Eb major. It sounds most at home in C minor.