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C Minor-family Chords

Minor seventh and its extensions, plus the minor-major seventh family. The same darkness as a plain minor chord, with more air in the upper voices.

14 chord types · 131 playable voicings · frets 1–15 · 92 use an open string

92 of the 131 shapes below let at least one string ring open, which usually makes them easier to hold and fuller to hear than the barred equivalents. The rest are movable grips. In the keys you are most likely to meet them, these chords sit as the I of C, the IV of F, and the V of G.

Jump to: Cm7 · Cm6 · Cm6/9 · Cm(maj7) · Cm7add11 · Cm(maj7)add11 · Cm7add13 · Cm(maj7)add13 · Cm(add9) · Cm9 · Cm(maj9) · Cm11 · Cm(maj11) · Cm13

Cm7

CEbGBb
12 shapes · open & play
X
2
1
3
1
4
X
O
3
1
3
2
4
X
X
O
3
1
2
4
X
3
1
3
1
2
1
X
3
1
3
1
2
4
X
X
3
1
4
2
3
8
1
3
1
1
4
1
8
1
3
1
1
1
4
X
X
8
1
2
3
4
8
1
3
1
1
1
1
X
X
O
10
1
2
3
X
X
10
1
4
2
3

Cm7 turns up as the i, v, iv, vi chord across 6 keys: i of C minor, v of F minor, iv of G minor, vi of Eb major, ii of Bb major, iii of G# major.

Progressions that actually use it: i7 – VImaj7 – IIImaj7 – VII7 (C minor), Imaj7 – vi7 – ii7 – V7 (Eb major), Iadd9 – V – vi7 – IV (Eb major), vi7 – ii7 – V7 – Imaj7 (Eb major).

Fret and finger numbers for Cm7
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
X 3 1 3 1 3– 2 1 3 1 4
X 3 5 0 4 6– 1 3 – 2 4
X 3 X 0 4 6– 1 – – 2 4
X 3 5 3 4 3– 1 3 1 2 1
X 3 5 3 4 6– 1 3 1 2 4
X 3 5 3 4 X– 1 4 2 3 –
8 10 8 8 11 81 3 1 1 4 1
8 10 8 8 8 111 3 1 1 1 4
8 X 8 8 8 X1 – 2 3 4 –
8 10 8 8 8 81 3 1 1 1 1
X X 10 0 11 11– – 1 – 2 3
X X 10 12 11 11– – 1 4 2 3

Cm6

CEbGA
8 shapes · open & play
X
3
1
2
1
4
X
X
3
1
2
4
X
O
3
1
3
2
4
O
O
8
1
3
2
4
O
O
8
1
2
3
4
O
X
O
X
8
1
4
X
X
O
10
1
2
3
X
X
10
1
4
2
3

Cm6 is the iv and the ii chord of G minor and Bb major.

Fret and finger numbers for Cm6
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
X 3 1 2 1 3– 3 1 2 1 4
X 3 1 2 X 3– 3 1 2 – 4
X 3 5 0 4 5– 1 3 – 2 4
8 0 10 0 8 111 – 3 – 2 4
8 0 10 0 10 111 – 2 – 3 4
8 0 X 0 X 111 – – – – 4
X X 10 0 10 11– – 1 – 2 3
X X 10 12 10 11– – 1 4 2 3

Cm6/9

CEbGAD
8 shapes · open & play
X
3
1
2
4
4
X
O
2
1
4
3
X
O
O
3
1
2
3
O
O
5
3
2
4
1
O
O
5
2
3
4
1
O
O
8
1
2
3
4
O
O
8
1
2
3
4
O
O
O
X
8
1
4

Cm6/9 is the iv and the ii chord of G minor and Bb major.

Fret and finger numbers for Cm6/9
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
X 3 1 2 3 3– 3 1 2 4 4
X 3 0 2 4 3– 2 – 1 4 3
X 3 0 0 4 5– 1 – – 2 3
8 6 0 0 8 53 2 – – 4 1
8 0 0 8 8 52 – – 3 4 1
8 0 0 8 8 101 – – 2 3 4
8 0 0 8 8 111 – – 2 3 4
8 0 0 0 X 111 – – – – 4

Cm(maj7)

CEbGB
17 shapes · open & play
X
O
O
3
1
4
X
O
2
1
4
3
X
O
O
X
3
1
X
3
1
4
2
3
1
O
5
4
2
1
1
3
O
O
5
4
2
1
3
O
O
5
3
2
1
4
O
O
X
5
4
2
1
O
O
6
3
1
4
2
O
O
6
2
1
4
3
X
X
O
O
8
1
4
O
X
8
1
3
4
2
8
1
3
2
1
1
1
X
X
O
O
10
1
2
X
X
O
10
1
3
2
X
X
O
10
1
3
2
X
X
10
1
3
4
2

Cm(maj7) — A minor triad with a major seventh. It comes from harmonic minor, not from any plain major or minor scale — that half-step between the seventh and the root is what makes it sound suspenseful. Think spy themes and stairwells of descending bass lines.

Fret and finger numbers for Cm(maj7)
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
X 3 1 0 0 3– 3 1 – – 4
X 3 1 4 0 3– 2 1 4 – 3
X 3 1 0 0 X– 3 1 – – –
X 3 5 4 4 3– 1 4 2 3 1
8 6 5 5 0 74 2 1 1 – 3
8 6 5 0 0 74 2 1 – – 3
8 6 5 0 0 83 2 1 – – 4
8 6 5 0 0 X4 2 1 – – –
8 6 9 0 0 73 1 4 – – 2
8 6 9 0 0 82 1 4 – – 3
8 X X 0 0 111 – – – – 4
8 10 10 8 0 X1 3 4 2 – –
8 10 9 8 8 81 3 2 1 1 1
X X 10 0 0 11– – 1 – – 2
X X 10 12 0 11– – 1 3 – 2
X X 10 0 12 11– – 1 – 3 2
X X 10 12 12 11– – 1 3 4 2

Cm7add11

CEbGBbF
6 shapes · open & play
X
O
3
1
1
2
4
O
5
3
2
1
2
2
5
3
2
1
1
2
2
O
6
2
1
2
1
1
O
8
1
1
1
3
4
8
1
1
1
3
2
4

Cm7add11 turns up as the i, v, iv, vi chord across 6 keys: i of C minor, v of F minor, iv of G minor, vi of Eb major, ii of Bb major, iii of G# major.

Fret and finger numbers for Cm7add11
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
X 3 3 0 4 6– 1 1 – 2 4
8 6 5 0 6 63 2 1 – 2 2
8 6 5 5 6 63 2 1 1 2 2
8 6 8 0 6 62 1 2 – 1 1
8 8 8 0 11 111 1 1 – 3 4
8 8 8 10 8 111 1 1 3 2 4

Cm(maj7)add11

CEbGBF
12 shapes · open & play
X
O
O
3
1
2
X
3
1
1
3
4
2
O
X
5
2
3
1
4
X
O
6
4
1
2
3
O
O
8
1
1
2
4
O
O
8
1
1
3
4
O
8
T
1
1
1
2
8
1
1
2
1
1
4
8
1
1
2
3
1
4
8
1
1
2
1
1
1
X
O
12
4
2
1
3
X
12
4
2
1
1
3

Cm(maj7)add11 — A minor-major seventh with the eleventh added. Harmonic-minor colour with a fourth ringing against the third.

Fret and finger numbers for Cm(maj7)add11
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
X 3 1 0 0 1– 3 1 – – 2
X 3 3 4 4 3– 1 1 3 4 2
8 8 5 8 0 X2 3 1 4 – –
8 6 X 0 6 74 1 – – 2 3
8 8 9 0 0 111 1 2 – – 4
8 8 10 0 0 111 1 3 – – 4
8 10 10 10 0 11T 1 1 1 – 2
8 8 9 8 8 111 1 2 1 1 4
8 8 9 10 8 111 1 2 3 1 4
8 8 9 8 8 81 1 2 1 1 1
X 15 13 0 12 13– 4 2 – 1 3
X 15 13 12 12 13– 4 2 1 1 3

Cm7add13

CEbGBbA
8 shapes · open & play
X
3
1
3
1
2
4
O
O
8
1
2
3
4
O
O
8
1
2
3
4
O
O
8
1
2
3
4
O
O
8
1
2
3
4
O
8
T
1
1
1
1
O
X
O
8
1
3
4
8
1
3
1
1
4
1

Cm7add13 is the iv and the ii chord of G minor and Bb major.

Fret and finger numbers for Cm7add13
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
X 3 5 3 4 5– 1 3 1 2 4
8 0 8 0 8 111 – 2 – 3 4
8 0 8 0 10 111 – 2 – 3 4
8 0 8 0 11 111 – 2 – 3 4
8 0 10 0 11 111 – 2 – 3 4
8 0 8 8 8 8T – 1 1 1 1
8 0 X 0 11 111 – – – 3 4
8 10 8 8 10 81 3 1 1 4 1

Cm(maj7)add13

CEbGBA
12 shapes · open & play
X
O
3
1
2
4
O
O
5
4
2
3
1
O
O
5
2
1
3
4
O
O
X
5
2
1
3
X
O
O
5
4
2
1
O
O
6
3
1
2
4
O
7
2
1
3
4
1
O
O
O
8
1
2
4
O
O
O
8
1
3
4
O
O
8
1
2
3
4
O
X
O
O
8
1
4
8
1
3
2
1
4
1

Cm(maj7)add13 — A minor-major seventh with the thirteenth added. Harmonic-minor colour, opened out at the top.

Fret and finger numbers for Cm(maj7)add13
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
X 3 1 2 0 3– 3 1 2 – 4
8 6 7 0 0 54 2 3 – – 1
8 0 5 8 0 82 – 1 3 – 4
8 0 5 8 0 X2 – 1 3 – –
8 6 X 0 0 54 2 – – – 1
8 6 7 0 0 83 1 2 – – 4
8 0 7 8 8 72 – 1 3 4 1
8 0 9 0 0 111 – 2 – – 4
8 0 10 0 0 111 – 3 – – 4
8 0 9 0 10 111 – 2 – 3 4
8 0 X 0 0 111 – – – – 4
8 10 9 8 10 81 3 2 1 4 1

Cm(add9)

CEbGD
13 shapes · open & play
X
O
X
3
1
4
X
O
2
1
3
4
X
O
O
3
1
3
2
X
O
3
1
4
3
2
X
O
O
X
3
1
2
O
5
2
1
3
3
3
O
O
X
X
6
3
1
O
O
6
2
1
3
4
O
O
8
1
3
2
4
8
1
2
3
1
1
4
X
X
8
1
2
3
4
X
X
8
3
1
1
4
X
X
12
3
2
1
4

Cm(add9) turns up as the i, iv, vi, ii chord across 4 keys: i of C minor, iv of G minor, vi of Eb major, ii of Bb major.

Fret and finger numbers for Cm(add9)
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
X 3 1 0 3 X– 3 1 – 4 –
X 3 1 0 3 3– 2 1 – 3 4
X 3 0 0 4 3– 1 – – 3 2
X 3 0 5 4 3– 1 – 4 3 2
X 3 0 0 4 X– 1 – – 2 –
8 5 0 8 8 82 1 – 3 3 3
8 6 0 0 X X3 1 – – – –
8 6 0 0 8 82 1 – – 3 4
8 10 0 0 8 111 3 – – 2 4
8 10 10 8 8 101 2 3 1 1 4
8 X X 8 8 101 – – 2 3 4
X X 10 8 8 10– – 3 1 1 4
X 15 13 12 15 X– 3 2 1 4 –

Cm9

CEbGBbD
8 shapes · open & play
X
2
1
3
3
3
X
O
3
1
2
4
3
X
O
O
3
1
2
4
X
5
2
1
3
3
3
O
O
6
3
1
4
2
O
O
8
1
2
3
4
X
O
O
8
1
3
4
8
1
3
1
1
1
4

Cm9 turns up as the i, iv, vi, ii chord across 4 keys: i of C minor, iv of G minor, vi of Eb major, ii of Bb major.

Fret and finger numbers for Cm9
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
X 3 1 3 3 3– 2 1 3 3 3
X 3 0 3 4 3– 1 – 2 4 3
X 3 0 0 4 6– 1 – – 2 4
8 5 8 8 8 X2 1 3 3 3 –
8 6 0 0 8 63 1 – – 4 2
8 10 0 0 11 111 2 – – 3 4
8 X 0 0 11 111 – – – 3 4
8 10 8 8 8 101 3 1 1 1 4

Cm(maj9)

CEbGBD
12 shapes · open & play
X
2
1
4
3
3
X
O
3
1
3
4
2
O
O
O
6
3
1
2
O
O
6
3
1
4
2
O
O
O
6
3
1
4
O
O
O
X
6
3
1
X
O
7
2
3
4
1
O
O
8
1
4
2
3
O
O
8
1
3
2
4
O
8
1
3
2
1
4
X
O
O
O
8
1
4
8
1
3
2
1
1
4

Cm(maj9) — The minor-major seventh with a ninth on top. Same harmonic-minor origin, more air above it.

Fret and finger numbers for Cm(maj9)
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
X 3 1 4 3 3– 2 1 4 3 3
X 3 0 4 4 3– 1 – 3 4 2
8 6 0 0 0 73 1 – – – 2
8 6 0 0 8 73 1 – – 4 2
8 6 0 0 0 83 1 – – – 4
8 6 0 0 0 X3 1 – – – –
8 X 0 8 8 72 – – 3 4 1
8 10 0 8 0 81 4 – 2 – 3
8 10 0 8 0 101 3 – 2 – 4
8 10 9 8 0 101 3 2 1 – 4
8 X 0 0 0 111 – – – – 4
8 10 9 8 8 101 3 2 1 1 4

Cm11

CEbGBbDF
6 shapes · open & play
5
3
1
1
4
2
2
O
O
6
4
1
2
3
O
6
2
2
3
3
1
O
O
8
1
1
3
4
O
8
1
2
3
4
4
8
1
1
1
1
1
3

Cm11 turns up as the i, iv, vi, ii chord across 4 keys: i of C minor, iv of G minor, vi of Eb major, ii of Bb major.

Fret and finger numbers for Cm11
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
8 5 5 8 6 63 1 1 4 2 2
8 6 0 0 6 64 1 – – 2 3
8 8 0 8 8 62 2 – 3 3 1
8 8 0 0 11 111 1 – – 3 4
8 10 0 10 11 111 2 – 3 4 4
8 8 8 8 8 101 1 1 1 1 3

Cm(maj11)

CEbGBDF
5 shapes · open & play
O
O
6
4
1
2
3
O
7
2
2
3
3
1
O
O
O
8
1
1
4
O
O
8
1
2
3
4
8
1
1
2
1
1
3

Cm(maj11) — The minor-major seventh stacked up to the eleventh. From harmonic minor; dense and unresolved.

Fret and finger numbers for Cm(maj11)
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
8 6 0 0 6 74 1 – – 2 3
8 8 0 8 8 72 2 – 3 3 1
8 8 0 0 0 111 1 – – – 4
8 10 0 10 0 111 2 – 3 – 4
8 8 9 8 8 101 1 2 1 1 3

Cm13

CEbGBbDA
4 shapes · open & play
5
2
1
3
3
3
1
O
O
6
2
3
3
1
O
O
O
8
1
3
4
O
8
1
2
2
2
3

Cm13 is the iv and the ii chord of G minor and Bb major.

Fret and finger numbers for Cm13
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
8 5 8 8 8 52 1 3 3 3 1
8 0 0 8 8 62 – – 3 3 1
8 0 0 0 11 111 – – – 3 4
8 0 8 8 8 101 – 2 2 2 3

Every chord above has an open & play link that opens it in the interactive dictionary, where you can hear it and step through the shapes. You can also work backwards from a shape you are already holding.