Irish bouzouki Cm chord (ADAD)C minor: 3 5 6 5
Frets, low course to high: 3 5 6 5 (from the 3rd fret)
- Low A course: 3rd fret, index finger, C
- Low D course: 5th fret, middle finger, G
- High A course: 6th fret, little finger, E♭
- High D course: 5th fret, ring finger, G
Sounds: C G E♭ G · Cm is C, E♭, G (1 · ♭3 · 5)
Found in: G minor (iv), B♭ major (ii), E♭ major (vi), A♭ major (iii), F mixolydian (v), B♭ mixolydian (ii)
No 3rd: C5 (3 5 3 5) leaves the 3rd out, so it backs C major, mixolydian, dorian and minor tunes alike.
With a capo: on the 3rd fret it’s 0 2 3 2 (frets counted from the capo), an open Am shape.
Tuning ADAD: A D A D, low to high.
The link can’t set the tuning: the app starts on the Irish bouzouki in GDAD. Choose ADAD once in its Settings and it remembers.
Cm in session keys
- C dorian (i, a main chord): Cm – B♭ – Cm
- C minor (i, a main chord): Cm – B♭ – A♭ – B♭
- G minor (iv): Gm – Cm – F – Gm (with the minor iv)
Other C chords, Irish bouzouki ADAD
Other minor chords
Cm in other tunings
All Irish bouzouki ADAD chords · Printable chart (PDF) · Tuning · The app