The root 5 C minor barre chord is played by barring the 3rd fret. The image below contains the musical notation, chord chart, tabs and scale degrees for the Cm root 5 barre chord.
How to play the root 5 C minor barre chord
- Barre the first five strings of the 3rd fret.
- Place your 3rd finger on the 5th fret of the 4th string.
- Place your 4th finger on the 5th fret of the 3rd string.
- Place your 2nd finger on the 4th fret of the 2nd string.
- Strum the first five strings.
Cm root 5 barre chord info
- It contains the notes (from the 5th string down) C, G, C, Eb and G.
- It is a very popular shape and the most common way to play the Cm chord.
- It contains the 1 (root), 5, 1, b3, and 5 in the key of C.
- It is a minor chord.