Cm is a minor, spelled C, Eb and G. In Ukulele (low G) tuning (G3 C4 E4 A4) the easiest shape is 5333, which sits at fret 3 and needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 3. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 15.
Notes and intervals
Note
C
Eb
G
Interval
1P
3m
5P
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.
5333sits at fret 3 and needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 3x01110sits at fret 10, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string5786sits at fret 5 and spans 3 fretsx086sits at fret 6, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string878xsits at fret 7, spans 1 fret and mutes 1 string0011xsits at fret 11, needs no stretch at all, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string80810sits at fret 8, spans 2 frets and lets 1 string ring open0151515sits at fret 15, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 15 and lets 1 string ring open12151515sits at fret 12 and spans 3 frets0333sits at fret 3, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 3 and lets 1 string ring open533xsits at fret 3, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 3 and mutes 1 stringx333sits at fret 3, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 3 and mutes 1 string
Keys Cm belongs to
Cm is diatonic to 24 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.