Six String Guitar · Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

CmC Minor

CRoot

D♯tone

Gtone

Formula 1 · ♭3 · 5 · Notes C · D♯ · G

How to play it

Cm fingering positions

Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E), 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).

C Minor guitar chord — M-shape, 2nd (x 3 3 3 2 3) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

C Minor guitar chord — M-shape, 6th (x x 8 6 6 8) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

C Minor guitar chord — M-shape, 6th (8 6 8 6 6 8) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

C Minor guitar chord — M-shape, 14th (x 15 15 15 14 15) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

C Minor guitar chord — M-shape, 18th (x x 20 18 18 20) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

C Minor guitar chord — M-shape, 18th (20 18 20 18 18 20) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

C Minor guitar chord — 2nd position (x 3 x x 2 3) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

C Minor guitar chord — 2nd position (x 3 3 x 2 x) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

Read it as tab

Cm 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.

C Minor guitar tab — M-shape, 2nd (x 3 3 3 2 3) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

C Minor guitar tab — M-shape, 6th (x x 8 6 6 8) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

C Minor guitar tab — M-shape, 6th (8 6 8 6 6 8) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

C Minor guitar tab — M-shape, 14th (x 15 15 15 14 15) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

C Minor guitar tab — M-shape, 18th (x x 20 18 18 20) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

C Minor guitar tab — M-shape, 18th (20 18 20 18 18 20) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

C Minor guitar tab — 2nd position (x 3 x x 2 3) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

C Minor guitar tab — 2nd position (x 3 3 x 2 x) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

Sound

How Cm sounds

Consonance

5/ 5

Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

sadmelancholyserious

Genres

rockpopclassical

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · D♯ · G

Formula (scale degrees)1 · ♭3 · 5

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