Piano chord
C minor 7 chord
Cm7 is a minor seventh chord: the root C, a minor 3rd up to E♭, a perfect 5th up to G and a minor 7th up to B♭.
- Symbol
- Cm7
- Notes
- C – E♭ – G – B♭
Play it yourself
Tap C, E♭, G and B♭ on the keys below, in any order.
- C
- E♭
- G
- B♭
Minor seventh chords add a minor seventh to a minor triad. They sound mellow rather than sad, and are the ii chord in the jazz ii–V–I.
Inversions of Cm7
An inversion keeps the same notes but puts a different one at the bottom. Pianists use them to move between chords with less jumping.
- Root position
C – E♭ – G – B♭
- 1st inversion · Cm7/E♭
E♭ – G – B♭ – C
- 2nd inversion · Cm7/G
G – B♭ – C – E♭
- 3rd inversion · Cm7/B♭
B♭ – C – E♭ – G
Keys with Cm7
Cm7 occurs naturally in these keys. The Roman numeral shows which step of the scale it is built on.