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Cm7 is a minor seventh chord made of 4 notes: C, E♭, G, B♭. It sounds soft and mellow, a minor chord with the edge taken off, and you hear it in soul, R&B, jazz and smooth pop, often as the ii chord. It is the i chord of C minor and turns up in 5 other keys.
The library above opens on Cm7 with 14 shapes up and down the neck, starting with hand-checked ones. Tap a shape to hear it, or play it one string at a time.
| Note | Degree | Interval from C | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | root | 0 |
| E♭ | ♭3 | minor third | 3 |
| G | 5 | perfect fifth | 7 |
| B♭ | ♭7 | minor seventh | 10 |
Formula: 1 – ♭3 – 5 – ♭7. On guitar the 5th is often left out of the bigger shapes without changing the chord.
x353438(10)8888868888x313xxx3534x8x8888The e-shape barre at fret 8 shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 6th fret (868888): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
Cm7 belongs to 6 keys: vi in E♭ major, iii in A♭ major, ii in B♭ major, i in C minor, v in F minor, iv in G minor. In C minor, try i–VI–III–VII: Cm7 – A♭ – E♭ – B♭.
C, E♭, G, B♭: the root, minor third, fifth, minor seventh.
E-shape barre at fret 8: 8(10)8888 (low string first), rated Easy.
Cm7 has B♭. Cm7 sounds soft and mellow, a minor chord with the edge taken off; Cm sounds darker and more serious than a major chord.
No. The easiest shape is rated Easy and needs 2 fingers.