Minor chord (m) on ukulele
Cm is the minor chord: C, Eb and G (1–b3–5). On ukulele, the diagram shape is 0 3 3 3, with Eb in the bass.
On the ukulele, the high reentrant G makes every shape light — and with four strings, every note is exposed. In this Cm voicing the bass is Eb and the shape sits at fret 3, ringing 1 open string. Its soft nylon strings sound warm and mellow, light enough to float gently over a song.
Cm on ukulele: shapes and notes →
Notes and formula of Cm
Notes in Cm: 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.
See also
Part of the Triads family.