Cm7C Minor 7th
CRoot
D♯tone
Gtone
A♯tone
Formula 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · Notes C · D♯ · G · A♯
How to play it
Cm7 fingering positions
Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3, low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).
Read it as tab
Cm7 guitar tab
The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.
Sound
How Cm7 sounds
Consonance
4/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character
Moods & genres
Moods
mellowsoulfulsmooth
Genres
jazzsoulr&b
Theory
Notes & relationships
NotesC · D♯ · G · A♯
Formula (scale degrees)1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7
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