Chord · 1 ♭3 5
Minor chord
A minor chord stacks a minor third with a major third on top. In C it is C, E♭ and G. Written Cm, Cmin or C−.
- Formula
- 1 ♭3 5
- Half steps from root
- 0 · 3 · 7
- Notes
- 3
How it sounds
Darker, but still at rest. The only difference from a major chord is the third, one half step lower.
What’s inside
- ♭3: minor third above the root
- 5: perfect fifth above the root
On the guitar
Am · x02210
Low E string to high E. An × means don’t play that string, an o means play it open.
Minor chords in every key
| Chord | Notes | Hear it |
|---|---|---|
| Cm | C · E♭ · G | |
| C♯m | C♯ · E · G♯ | |
| Dm | D · F · A | |
| E♭m | E♭ · G♭ · B♭ | |
| Em | E · G · B | |
| Fm | F · A♭ · C | |
| F♯m | F♯ · A · C♯ | |
| Gm | G · B♭ · D | |
| G♯m | G♯ · B · D♯ | |
| Am | A · C · E | |
| B♭m | B♭ · D♭ · F | |
| Bm | B · D · F♯ |
This chord is one of the answers in the game’s “What chord?” round. Major and minor chords are also the chords in “Root, third or fifth?”, and the building blocks of the progressions.