C Minor Guitar Chord

A chord with a sad, melancholic character. Differs from major by its lowered third. Used across all genres for emotional expression — from ballads through rock to jazz.

Guitar

Strings 3–3–5–5–4–3

How to play the C Minor chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 3–3–5–5–4–3 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Fret 3 · index finger

5th string (A) Fret 3 · index finger

4th string (D) Fret 5 · ring finger

3rd string (G) Fret 5 · little finger

2nd string (B) Fret 4 · middle finger

1st string (high E) Fret 3 · index finger