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Chords in the Key of C Minor

Chords in C minor: Cm, Ddim, Eb, Fm, Gm, Ab, Bb. Build one chord on every note of the scale and you get these seven; any of them fits a song in C minor. Below: the table with notes, the seventh-chord version of each, and the three chords to learn first.

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Cm C Eb G

The 7 chords of C minor

The pattern is always the same in a minor key; only the letters change.

DegreeChordNotesSeventh chordNotes
i CmC Eb G Cm7C Eb G Bb
ii° DdimD F Ab Dm7b5D F Ab C
III EbEb G Bb Ebmaj7Eb G Bb D
iv FmF Ab C Fm7F Ab C Eb
v GmG Bb D Gm7G Bb D F
VI AbAb C Eb Abmaj7Ab C Eb G
VII BbBb D F Bb7Bb D F Ab

In C minor the major chords are Eb, Ab, Bb, the minor ones Cm, Fm, Gm and the diminished one Ddim. C minor has 3 flats; its relative key, E flat major, shares every note.

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Start with these three: Cm, Fm and Gm

Learn Cm, Fm and Gm first: they are the home chord and its two strongest neighbours.

Cm C Eb G
Fm F Ab C
Gm G Bb D

The chords of C minor on guitar

  • Cm: x35543
  • Eb: x68886
  • Fm: 133111
  • Gm: 355333
  • Ab: 466544
  • Bb: x13331

Two progressions in C minor

i-iv-v-i: Cm – Fm – Gm – Cm · i-VI-III-VII: Cm – Ab – Eb – Bb · Chord progressions in C minor

Chords in the Key of C Minor – ChordRunner

Practise the chords of C minor in a game

Pick C minor in ChordRunner and the chords that come up stay inside the key. Play them on a MIDI keyboard or a piano or guitar by microphone.

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Chord progressions in C minor · Chords in E flat major

Common questions

Which chords belong to C minor?

Seven: Cm, Ddim, Eb, Fm, Gm, Ab, Bb. Build a chord on each note of the scale (C D Eb F G Ab Bb) and these are what you get.

Which three chords should I learn first in C minor?

Cm, Fm and Gm. They are built on notes 1, 4 and 5 and carry most simple songs in C minor.

Which key shares its notes with C minor?

E flat major, its relative key: same notes, a different home chord.

Is there a game to practise the chords of C minor?

Yes. ChordRunner can keep every chord inside C minor while you play a USB MIDI keyboard, or a piano or guitar through the microphone.

Your instrument is the controller.

ChordRunner is a browser game that teaches piano and guitar chords: a chord appears on screen, you play it on a real instrument, and your runner jumps. MIDI keyboard or microphone, both work.

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