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Cm/Bb 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. This is a slash chord — the bass note is Bb instead of the root.

Guitar

Strings X–X–8–8–8–8

How to play the Cm/Bb chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–X–8–8–8–8 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) Muted
5th string (A) Muted
4th string (D) Fret 8 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 8 · index finger
2nd string (B) Fret 8 · index finger
1st string (high E) Fret 8 · index finger

Other names for the Cm/Bb chord

Other names: C minor, Cmin, C-

Music theory name: minor triad

Common name: C minor chord

Notes and intervals in the Cm/Bb chord

Note Interval
C Root
Eb Minor 3rd
G Perfect 5th
Bb Bass note

All variations

Fret 8
X–X–8–8–8–8
Open
X–1–1–0–1–X
Fret 5
6–6–5–5–X–X
Fret 5
6–X–5–8–8–8

Songs using Cm/Bb