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Cm/E 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 E instead of the root.

Guitar

Strings X–X–2–5–4–3

How to play the Cm/E chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–X–2–5–4–3 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) Do not play
5th string (A) Do not play
4th string (D) Fret 2 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 5 · little finger
2nd string (B) Fret 4 · ring finger
1st string (high E) Fret 3 · middle finger

Notation for Cm/E chord

Other names: C minor, C min, C-

Music theory name: minor triad

Common name: C minor chord

Intervals and tones in Cm/E chord

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

All Variations

Fret 2
X–X–2–5–4–3
Fret 3
0–3–5–5–4–3
Fret 5
0–6–5–5–8–8
Fret 5
0–6–5–8–8–8

More chords with C as the root

The same chord type in other keys