Electric guitar · Minor 7th chord

Cm7C Minor 7th

Key: D# Major
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Cm7 is the C minor 7th chord on electric guitar, made of the notes C · D# · G · A#.

Other positions

Notes

C
D#
G
A#

Structure

1
♭3
5
♭7

Sound: Minor seventh; Smooth, jazzy
Harmonic function: Tonic relative; Stands in for the tonic with a different color.

Harmonic field of D# Major

Degree	Chord	Function
I	D#	Tonic
ii	Fm	Subdominant
iii	Gm	Tonic relative
IV	G#	Subdominant
V	A#	Dominant
vi	Cm	Tonic relative
vii°	Ddim	Dominant

How to play

1Barre fret 3 with your index finger, from string 5 to string 1.
2Place your middle finger on fret 4 of string 2.
3Place your pinky on fret 5 of string 4.
4Let string 3 ring open.
5Don't play string 6.
6Strum from string 5 down.