C minor seventh ukulele chord (Cm7)

The minor seventh chord adds a minor seventh to the minor chord. Softer than a plain minor chord, it is everywhere in jazz, funk, soul and pop.

Positions and fingerings

× muted string · o open string · numbers: fingers (1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky) · strings from the 4th (left) to the 1st

Chord notes

NoteInterval
Croot
E♭ (E flat)minor third
Gperfect fifth
B♭ (B flat)minor seventh

Formula: 1 – b3 – 5 – b7 · C – E♭ – G – B♭

A progression with this chord

  1. Cm7ii7
  2. F7V7
  3. B♭maj7Imaj7

The minor seventh chord as the ii in a ii – V – I, the cornerstone of jazz harmony.

Other C chords

The same chord on other roots