Cm — the C minor guitar chord
C minor almost never appears in open position, so this voicing is a rarity: dark and compact, with no barre needed. Only the middle four strings sound, and both E strings stay silent. Keep the strum narrow. A wide sweep drags in notes that clash.
How to play it
- Index finger on the D string (4th), 1st fret.
- Middle finger on the B string (2nd), 1st fret.
- Pinky on the A string (5th), 3rd fret.
- Let the open G string (3rd) ring.
- Don't strum the low E string (6th) and high E string (1st). They stay silent in this shape.
Changes to practice
Holding Cm still is the easy part. Songs need you to arrive at it in rhythm, so in Strumhold you practice Cm as changes, alongside the rest of the Open Minors set: