Cm
Cm
C Minor
Beginner
Minor
Triad
Basic minor chord - sad, melancholic sound
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
C
RootEb
Minor 3rdG
Perfect 5thInterval Details
C
Root
Eb
Minor 3rd
G
Perfect 5th
Interval Formula
1P - 3m - 5P
Sound Character
Timbre
Dark, melancholic
Emotion
Sad, deep, mysterious
Suitable Genres
Ballad, R&B, Film music, Jazz
Inversions
An inversion is a rearrangement of the notes in a chord, with a different note as the bass (lowest note).
Root Position
C - Eb - G
Bass: CInversion 1
Eb - G - C
Bass: EbInversion 2
G - C - Eb
Bass: GCompatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the Cm chord.
Related Chords
Extended from Cm
Cm/ma7
Cm7
Cm6
CmMaj7b6
Cmadd4
Cm7add11
Simplified
C5
Alternate Symbols
Cm
Cmin
C-
Tags
triad
minor
basic
Piano
Voicing 1 / 5
Guitar
Position 1 / 4
Ukulele
Position 1 / 4