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The Cm7 chord is a minor seventh chord built on C. A minor chord plus a minor seventh. Softer and smoother than a plain minor chord, it is everywhere in R&B, jazz and city pop, and as the ii in a ii–V–I.
Cm7 guitar chord
Common shape
Barre, root on 6th string (fret 8)
The left vertical line is the 6th (thickest) string. Numbers in dots are fingers (1 index · 2 middle · 3 ring · 4 little), × means don't play that string and ○ means open.
Play it the easy way with a capo
- Capo on fret 3 + Am7 shape
With a capo on for the whole song, every other chord moves by the same number of frets.
Cm7 chord notes
| Degree | 1 (root) | ♭3 (minor 3rd) | 5 (perfect 5th) | ♭7 (minor 7th) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | C | E♭ | G | B♭ |
Cm7 piano chord
On piano, press these 4 notes together. Bass players usually play the root, C.
Keys that use Cm7
- E♭ major: vi7
- A♭ major: iii7
- B♭ major: ii7
- C minor: i7
- F minor: v7
- G minor: iv7
Progressions in E♭ major
- E♭ – B♭ – Cm7 – A♭ (I – V – vi – IV, the most common pop progression)
- E♭ – Cm7 – A♭ – B♭ (I – vi – IV – V, the '50s progression, ballads)
Transposing Cm7
One half step up, Cm7 becomes C♯m7; one half step down, Bm7. To change the key of a whole PDF score, open it in the free PDF transposer.