Guitar · arpeggios # Cm7 arpeggio on guitar The C minor 7 arpeggio has 4 notes: C, E♭, G, B♭. | Note | C | E♭ | G | B♭ | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | ♭3 | 5 | ♭7 | ## Cm7 on the whole neck Every Cm7 note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more". Cm7 Note names Cm7 Degrees ## Cm7 in 5 positions The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a C falls on a string, with the notes its arpeggio run fingers there. Position 1: frets 1–5, 9 notes Position 2: frets 3–6, 10 notes Position 3: frets 5–8, 10 notes Position 4: frets 8–12, 10 notes Position 5: frets 10–13, 9 notes ## Cm7 voicings - [Cm7 drop 2 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7-drop-2) - [Cm7 drop 3 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7-drop-3) - [Cm7 drop 2 and 4 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7-drop-2-and-4) ## Scales with Cm7 in them Scales on this site that contain Cm7 as one of their chords, and the degree it is built on. - [E♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-major) on 6 - [A♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-major) on 3 - [B♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-major) on 2 - [C minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-minor) on 1 - [F minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-minor) on 5 - [G minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-minor) on 4 - [C Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-dorian) on 1 - [F Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-dorian) on 5 - [B♭ Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-dorian) on 2 - [C Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-phrygian) on 1 - [D Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-phrygian) on ♭7 - [G Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-phrygian) on 4 - [D♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-lydian) on 7 - [E♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-lydian) on 6 - [A♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-lydian) on 3 - [E♭ Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-mixolydian) on 6 - [F Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-mixolydian) on 5 - [B♭ Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-mixolydian) on 2 - [D Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-locrian) on ♭7 - [G Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-locrian) on 4 - [A Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-locrian) on ♭3 - [G harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-harmonic-minor) on 4 - [B♭ melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-melodic-minor) on 2 - [E♭ major pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-major-pentatonic) on 6 - [C minor pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-minor-pentatonic) on 1 - [C blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-blues) on 1 - [E♭ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-bebop-dominant) on 6 - [F bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-bebop-dominant) on 5 - [A♭ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-bebop-dominant) on 3 - [B♭ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-bebop-dominant) on 2 - [A altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-altered) on ♭3 - [E♭ Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-lydian-dominant) on 6 - [D Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-phrygian-dominant) on ♭7 - [E, G, B♭ and C♯ diminished whole–half](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-diminished-whole-half) on ♭6 - [C, E♭, G♭ and A diminished half–whole](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-diminished-half-whole) on 1 ## Use it in a progression Progression pages that comp this chord, voice-led, with the numeral it plays. - [ii–V–I in B♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-bb) (Cm7 as ii7) - [ii–V–I in C minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-c-minor) (Cm7 as i7) - [I–vi–ii–V in E♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/i-vi-ii-v-in-eb) (Cm7 as vi) - [I–vi–ii–V in B♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/i-vi-ii-v-in-bb) (Cm7 as ii) - [Autumn Leaves](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/autumn-leaves) (Cm7 as 1) - [Blue Bossa](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/blue-bossa) (Cm7 as 1) - [Rhythm changes](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/rhythm-changes) (Cm7 as 2a) - [Tritone substitute](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/substitutions/tritone) (Cm7 as ii7) - [Tritone sub with its related ii](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/substitutions/tritone-related-ii) (Cm7 as ii7) - [Backdoor ii–V](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/substitutions/backdoor) (Cm7 as ii7) - [Secondary dominants](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/substitutions/secondary-dominant) (Cm7 as ii) - [Passing diminished chord](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/substitutions/passing-diminished) (Cm7 as ii) - [Minor iv](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/substitutions/minor-iv) (Cm7 as ii7) ## Minor 7 arpeggio in every key - Cm7 - [C♯m7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-m7) - [Dm7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/dm7) - [E♭m7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/ebm7) - [Em7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/em7) - [Fm7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/fm7) - [F♯m7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-m7) - [Gm7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/gm7) - [G♯m7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-m7) - [Am7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/am7) - [B♭m7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bbm7) - [Bm7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bm7) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice the Cm7 arpeggio in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. 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