Irish bouzouki Cm chord (GDAD)C minor: 0 1 3 1, and 2 more shapes

Frets, low course to high: 0 1 3 1 (open position) · Cm/G

1. G course: open, G
2. Low D course: 1st fret, index finger (barre), E♭
3. A course: 3rd fret, ring finger, C
4. High D course: 1st fret, index finger (barre), E♭

Sounds: G E♭ C E♭  ·  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)

Open courses that ring: G is a note of Cm, so it can drone under it.

No 3rd: C5 (5 5 3 5) leaves the 3rd out, so it backs C major, mixolydian, dorian and minor tunes alike.

Tuning GDAD: G D A D, low to high.