Cm7 chord on piano
C minor 7th: C · E♭ · G · B♭. It sounds smooth and rounded: minor with the edge sanded off.
NotesC E♭ G B♭
Built fromroot + minor 3rd + perfect 5th + minor 7th
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On the keyboard
Fingering
Right hand, root position: C — finger 1 · E♭ — finger 2 · G — finger 3 · B♭ — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)
Inversions
The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:
- RootC – E♭ – G – B♭
- 1stE♭ – G – B♭ – C
- 2ndG – B♭ – C – E♭
- 3rdB♭ – C – E♭ – G
Songs that use Cm7
Frédéric ChopinNocturne Op. 9 No. 2
Eb major · Advanced
Bach/GounodAve Maria
Bb major · Intermediate
ChopinNocturne in C sharp minor (Posth.)
C# minor · Advanced
SchubertTrio in E flat (2nd mvt)
C minor · Intermediate
SchubertImpromptu Op. 142 No. 2
Ab major · Intermediate
DebussyRêverie
F major · Intermediate