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C minor chord

Symbol: Cm · Notes: C – E♭ – G

Darker and more wistful than the major chord: a single note changes, the third, one semitone lower (3 semitones above the root).

How it is built

• C: root
• E♭: minor third
• G: perfect fifth

Fingering: right hand 1 3 5, left hand 5 3 1 (1 = thumb, 5 = pinky).

Its inversions

• Root position: C – E♭ – G
• 1st inversion: E♭ – G – C
• 2nd inversion: G – C – E♭

In which keys

• VI in E♭ major
• III in A♭ major
• II in B♭ major
• I (tonic) in C minor
• V (dominant) in F minor
• IV (subdominant) in G minor

Other C chords

C · C7 · Cmaj7 · Cm7 · Csus2 · Csus4 · Cdim · C+ · C6 · Cm6 · Cadd9 · Cdim7 · Cm7♭5

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