Chord Shapes

Know the chord but not where to put your fingers? Pick it below to see the ways to play it, grouped by position on the neck.

Root

Chord

Tuning

Capo

Cm7

C minor seventh

Left-handed

Open

✕✕

B♭

E♭

× 1 1 0 1 ×3 fingers

B♭

E♭

× 1 1 0 1 34 fingers

B♭

E♭

3 1 1 0 1 ×4 fingers

1st position

E♭

B♭

× 3 1 3 1 3barre · 4 fingers

B♭

E♭

B♭

3 1 1 3 1 3barre · 4 fingers

B♭

E♭

B♭

× 1 1 3 1 3barre · 3 fingers

3rd position

3fr

B♭

E♭

× 3 5 3 4 3barre · 3 fingers

3fr

B♭

E♭

B♭

× 3 5 3 4 6barre · 4 fingers

3fr

B♭

E♭

3 3 5 3 4 3barre · 3 fingers

4th position

✕✕✕

4fr

E♭

B♭

× × × 5 4 63 fingers

✕✕

4fr

E♭

B♭

× × 5 5 4 64 fingers

✕✕

4fr

E♭

B♭

6 × 5 5 4 ×4 fingers

5th position

5fr

E♭

B♭

8 6 5 5 × 6barre · 4 fingers

5fr

E♭

B♭

× 6 5 5 8 6barre · 4 fingers

✕✕

5fr

E♭

B♭

8 6 8 5 × ×4 fingers

6th position

6fr

E♭

B♭

E♭

8 6 × 8 8 6barre · 4 fingers

6fr

E♭

B♭

8 6 8 × 8 6barre · 4 fingers

6fr

E♭

B♭

8 6 8 0 8 ×4 fingers

8th position

8fr

B♭

E♭

8 10 8 8 8 8barre · 2 fingers

8fr

B♭

E♭

8 10 8 8 8 11barre · 3 fingers

8fr

B♭

E♭

B♭

8 10 8 8 11 8barre · 3 fingers

10th position

✕✕

10fr

B♭

E♭

× × 10 12 11 114 fingers

✕✕

10fr

B♭

E♭

× × 10 0 11 113 fingers

10fr

B♭

E♭

× 10 10 12 11 11barre · 4 fingers

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