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Drop D tuning

Cm7 on guitar

Cm7 is a minor seventh, spelled C, Eb, G and Bb. In Drop D tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is x31313, which sits at fret 1, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 1 and mutes 1 string. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 13.

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NoteCEbGBb
Interval1P3m5P7m

12 ways to play it

Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.

C minor seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 3 with finger 2, fret 1, fret 3 with finger 3, fret 1, fret 3 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 1, strings 3 to 5.234
x31313sits at fret 1, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 1 and mutes 1 string
C minor seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 3, fret 5 with finger 3, fret 3, fret 4 with finger 2, fret 3. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 3, strings 2 to 6.32
x35343sits at fret 3, needs a barre across 5 strings at fret 3 and mutes 1 string
C minor seventh, position 10, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 10, fret 10, fret 10, open, fret 11 with finger 2, fret 11 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 10, strings 1 to 3.10fr23
10101001111sits at fret 10, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 10 and lets 1 string ring open
C minor seventh, position 8, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 10 with finger 2, fret 10 with finger 3, fret 8, fret 8, fret 8, fret 8. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 8, strings 3 to 6.8fr23
10108888sits at fret 8 and needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 8
C minor seventh, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, muted, fret 5 with finger 2, fret 4 with finger 1, fret 6 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.4fr213
xxx546sits at fret 4, spans 2 frets and mutes 3 strings
C minor seventh, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 6 with finger 1, fret 8 with finger 2, open, fret 8 with finger 3, fret 8 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.6fr1234
x68088sits at fret 6, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
C minor seventh, position 5, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 5, fret 6 with finger 2, fret 5, fret 5, fret 8 with finger 4, fret 6 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 5, strings 1 to 4.5fr243
565586sits at fret 5 and needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 5
C minor seventh, position 13, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 15 with finger 2, fret 13, fret 15 with finger 3, fret 13, fret 15 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 13, strings 3 to 5.13fr234
x1513151315sits at fret 13, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 13 and mutes 1 string
C minor seventh, position 11, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 13 with finger 2, fret 13 with finger 3, open, fret 13 with finger 4, fret 11 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.11fr2341
x131301311sits at fret 11, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
C minor seventh, position 12, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 13 with finger 2, fret 13 with finger 3, fret 12 with finger 1, fret 13 with finger 4, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.12fr2314
x13131213xsits at fret 12, spans 1 fret and mutes 2 strings
C minor seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 1 with finger 1, fret 1 with finger 2, fret 1 with finger 3, open, fret 1 with finger 4, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.1234
11101xsits at fret 1, needs no stretch at all, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
C minor seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 1, fret 1, fret 1, fret 3 with finger 2, fret 1, fret 3 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 1, strings 1 to 5.23
111313sits at fret 1 and needs a barre across 5 strings at fret 1

Keys Cm7 belongs to

Cm7 is diatonic to 24 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

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