The Cm/Eb (C minor over Eb) chord is a C minor chord, with the Eb (the b3) as the bass note.
The chord is also referred to as Cm over Eb, or Cm ‘slash’ Eb, or simply, C minor with an E flat in the bass.
Technically, the C minor chord with the Eb in the bass is a second inversion C minor chord.
Some Cm/Eb Chord Theory and Info
- The Cm/Eb chord contains the notes Eb, C and G.
- It is a C minor chord with an Eb in the bass.
- The root note of Cm/Eb is C, the bass note is Eb.
- The Cm/Eb chord is very similar to the Eb6 chord, and they are often used interchangeably. The only difference between the two chords is that the Eb6 chord can also include the Bb note, which is the 5th of Eb. Including the Bb note in Cm/Eb would make it a Cm7/Eb, as the Bb is the b7 note.
10 Ways to Play the Cm/Eb Chord on Guitar
Some Useful Cm/Eb Related Reading
