C minor triad for guitar (Cm)
Notes, positions, and inversions of the C minor triad (Cm) on the guitar fretboard: C · D# · G.
Instrument
Root
Chord
Position (CAGED)
Strings
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Frets15
1224
Chord
Cm
CD#G
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
C
Root
· R
D#
Third
· ♭3
G
Fifth
· 5
Inversions
(strings 1·2·3)Root position
fret 4
1st inversion
fret 9
2nd inversion
fret 12
C minor
The C minor triad is made up of three notes: C · D# · G.
It has a darker, more melancholic sound than the major triad. It's the anchor chord of ballads, rock, and countless progressions written in a minor key.