Cm7
Cm7
C M7
Intermediate
Minor
Seventh
Minor 7th chord - common in jazz and R&B
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
C
RootEb
Minor 3rdG
Perfect 5thBb
Minor 7thInterval Details
C
Root
Eb
Minor 3rd
G
Perfect 5th
Bb
Minor 7th
Interval Formula
1P - 3m - 5P - 7m
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 - Bb
Bass: CInversion 1
Eb - G - Bb - C
Bass: EbInversion 2
G - Bb - C - Eb
Bass: GInversion 3
Bb - C - Eb - G
Bass: BbCompatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the Cm7 chord.
Related Chords
Extended from Cm7
Cm7add11
C7#9
C13#9
C7#9b13
C7#9#11
C13#9#11
Simplified
C5
Cm
Alternate Symbols
Cm7
Cmin7
Cmi7
C-7
Tags
seventh
minor
Piano
Voicing 1 / 3
Guitar
Position 1 / 5
Ukulele
Position 1 / 4