Banjo Cm chord (C Tuning)C minor on the 5-string banjo: 0 0 1 1, and 5 more shapes
Frets, string 4 to string 1: 0 0 1 1 (open position)
- String 4 (C): open, C
- String 3 (G): open, G
- String 2 (B): 1st fret, index finger (barre), C
- String 1 (D): 1st fret, index finger (barre), E♭
- String 5, the short g: open, G, in the chord
Sounds: C G C E♭ · Cm is C, E♭, G (1 · ♭3 · 5)
Found in: C dorian (i), G minor (iv), C minor (i), B♭ major (ii), E♭ major (vi), A♭ major (iii)
The 5th string: the short g is the 5th of Cm, so let it ring.
C Tuning tuning: gCGBD, the short 5th string first, then strings 4 to 1.
The link can’t set the tuning: the app starts in open G. Choose C Tuning once in its Settings and it remembers.
More Cm shapes
- 0 0 4 x
open - 3 0 1 1
open - 0 5 4 5
open - 7 8 8 10
7fr - 0 12 13 13
12fr
Other C chords in C Tuning
Other minor chords
Cm in other tunings
All C Tuning banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app