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Diagram for the C Minor Piano Chord

Thanks for visiting List-of-Chords.com! Here's an interactive diagram for the Cm piano chord. There are many different ways to play the Cm piano chord. With this interactive chord chart, you can change some basic ways the chord can be played. Press either of the "rotate voicing" buttons to see different ways of voicing the Cm piano chord. Press either of the "jump octave" buttons to see the Cm piano chord in different octaves.
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The Notes in the C Minor Piano Chord

C

The root of the chord is always the easiest to find because its name is in the name of the chord!

The root of a C Minor chord is C

Eb

The minor third of a C Minor chord is Eb. The minor third is up three half-steps from the Root.

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Finding Eb from C step by step:

  • Start on: C
  • Step 1: move up to Db
  • Step 2: move up to D
  • Step 3: Land on Eb

G

The fifth of a C Minor chord is G. The fifth is down five half-steps from the Root -- but it's easier to just think of it as a variation on the fifth. Once you know your fifths, the flat fifth and sharp fifth are a lot easier to find.

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Finding G from C step by step:

  • Start on: C
  • Step 1: move down to B
  • Step 2: move down to Bb
  • Step 3: move down to A
  • Step 4: move down to Ab
  • Step 5: Land on G

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