Electric guitar · Minor chord

CmC Minor

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

Notes

C
D#
G

Structure

1
♭3
5

Sound: Minor triad; Melancholic, introspective
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 ring finger on fret 5 of string 4.
4Place your pinky on fret 5 of string 3.
5Don't play string 6.
6Strum from string 5 down.