Chord & FretCm on guitar
On the guitar, six strings give the chord room to breathe — some positions use them all, others ask you to mute the lowest ones. In this position the bass is C and the shape runs from fret 3 to 5. Its hollow wooden body gives every chord a warm, natural ring that blooms and fades on its own.
Notes on C: C – Eb – GFormula: 1 – b3 – 5In the formula, the numbers count steps of the major scale starting from the note that names the chord; "b" lowers a half step, "#" raises one — and a slash names the bass note.
Where to use it: The home chord of sad songs, it is the minor tonic — in other words, the arrival point where the music comes to rest. Inside a major key it becomes the famous relative minor (Am within C major) or the step that prepares a chord of tension.
Every region of the neck hides more shapes of Cm on guitar. In Chord & Fret, you check it note by note, playing any shape as an arpeggio; compare positions with their difficulty marked; and change the tuning — the shape rewrites itself. Start free. Unlock everything with Pro. 100% offline.
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