The C minor guitar chord is one of those awkward chord shapes… My students hate it! In its standard form it’s very difficult to play, but there are some good easy alternatives.
So why is the Cm guitar chord so difficult to play? Well, in its standard form it’s usually played as a “barre chord”. It looks like this:
(If you don't understand the above image please read our article How To Read Guitar Chordboxes In 60 Seconds. It will make everything clear!)
Open Position C#minor Fingering
As you can see, this is far too difficult for guitar beginners to play. We need an easier option. So what are the alternative versions of the C minor guitar chord?
This is a much better option that the standard Cm, but it’s still not EASY to play, so I prefer to recommend the following version of the C minor guitar chord to my students:
This is a great chord shape to learn as it crops up often in the future. It’s not super-easy to play, but it IS a lot simpler than the standard version of the Cm guitar chord. This is my preferred version of Cm for my beginner students to learn.
C Minor Guitar Chord
There’s two other versions of the Cm guitar chord that I’d like you to bear in mind. Especially if you’re a beginner guitarist…
This Cm guitar chord is much easier to fret, but remember that you must only play strings 2, 3 and 4. Strings 1, 5 and 6 must not be played. (String numbers are explained here.)
This version of the Cm guitar chord is a little bass-heavy, but it’s very easy to make the chord shape and less fiddly to strum than the above version. Check it out!
How To Play Barre Chords (introduction)
As you can see, this is much easier than any of the other versions of the C minor guitar chord we’ve looked at.
Take care not to strum strings 1 & 2 though, or this won’t sound anything like a C minor guitar chord any more! (Strumming strings 1 & 2 would turn this into a different chord.)
Guitars have been around for a long time, but in all that time I don’t think anyone has found an easier way to play the Cm guitar chord than this! 🙂
Barre Chords (major And Minor) Chart For Guitar
I think you should try all of the above Cm shapes and see which one fits your current ability level AND the song you are trying to play. Some chords are well suited to specific situations and what sounds good in one context will often sound out-of-place in another.
If you’re a total beginner you should try the last two above versions of the Cm guitar chord, as all the other versions will simply be too tough for you to play. But if you have 15-20 hours of guitar practice under your belt already, I prefer for my students to learn the third version of the Cm guitar chord shown above. (Because that shape can be used for multiple other chords in the future.)
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Guitar Theory 101 // Lesson 5 // Chord Construction: Major And Minor Triads
The standard Cm chord shape is the root-5 minor barre chord, starting on the third fret. This is the most commonly used C minor shape.
The easy version of the Cm chord uses only the first three strings and the first three fingers. By playing the easier version of the C minor chord, it makes it possible to start using it in songs, especially when you’re finding the barre chord version difficult.
There is an alternative and easy way of playing the C minor chord, which is technically an open chord (as it uses one open string). This is played using the 3rd, 4th and 5th stings. Although this is a valid way of playing the chord, it is not very commonly used voicing, because it contains low-pitch notes, and can sound slightly muddy.
How To Play C Sharp Minor On Guitar?
The instructions above are step by step instructions for playing the common C minor chord shape. Forming the chord through step by step instructions is a great way of ensuring that you are interpreting the chord diagram correctly.
The Cm chord can be played as a barre chord by playing a root 6 barre chord shape and starting on the 8th fret or by playing a root 5 barre chord Major shape and starting on the 3rd fret:
Playing triads is a great way of exploring the minor chord and the guitar fretboard more generally. By arranging the notes of the chord systematically using permutations (root position, first inversion, second inversion), interesting and unique shapes and voicings are created. The three different voicings for the C minor triad are:
C Sharp Minor Guitar Barre Chord
The following shapes are alternative ways of playing the C minor chord shape. They’re not the most common Cm shapes, but used enough to include here as interesting alternatives.
Most C minor chords with extensions can be used as a substitute for the C minor chord. For example, Cm9, Cm11 and Cm6 can often be used to add colour and emotion to the C minor chord.
For more interesting substitutions, playing variations of the Eb chord (which is the relative Major of C minor), such as Eb6, Eb69, Ebmaj9 etc. can be used effectively as a substitute for the C minor chord.
C Sharp Minor Guitar / C#
The most common and effective scales that can be used to solo/improvise over the C minor chord, or to create melodies for the purposes of song writing are:A Cm guitar chord is usually played as a barre chord, and, as is the case with most chords, there are several different ways of playing a C minor chord on guitar. The C minor chord contains three notes: C, E flat and G. In most Cm guitar chord shapes, at least one of these notes is repeated in a different octave.
On this page you’ll find the three most common ways of playing a Cm guitar chord, with diagrams and photos of the chords being played. You’ll also find useful information on the notes in a C minor guitar chord.
The symbol for a C minor chord is Cm, so if you see that symbol written on sheet music, any of the Cm chords on this page can be used.
Barre Chords Explained
Unfortunately, there is no useful C minor open chord. We have included one at the bottom of the page, but it’s awkward to play and in most cases you’d be better off playing the C minor chord barre chord at the 3rd fret.
This means that you’ll have to master barre chords if you want to play a C minor guitar chord! You can find out more about barre chords (also known as bar chords) on this page: Guitar Bar Chords.
This is probably the most common way of playing a C minor chord on guitar. Like most barre chords, it’s quite tricky at first, but if you persevere it will soon become second nature.
Ways To Play The Cm Guitar Chord
The above chord is simply the open Am chord shape played with a barre at the third fret. You can see it being played in the photo below:
The “X” above the low E string on the chord diagram tells you that this string should not be played, so try to avoid this string when you strum the chord.
If you’re playing quite high up the neck then this C minor guitar chord might be a good choice. It’s based on the open position Em chord shape, but played with a barre at the 8
Breaking Through Beginning Guitar Series: The C#m Chord
In this chord, the index finger forms a barre over all six strings, and four of the six notes in the chord are fretted by this one finger.
When learning this shape, you should play each
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