Cm7 chord on ukulele

Cm7 is C, E♭, G and B♭. The usual shape is 3-3-3-3. Play it once at full speed, then at a quarter to hear every note.

3-3-3-3 · movable · medium

Notes: C · E♭ · G · B♭
Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7
First shape: 3-3-3-3

How to play Cm7 on ukulele

Shape 1, 3-3-3-3, reading from the G string on the left, starts at the 3rd fret:

B♭: index finger, 3rd fret of the G string.
E♭: middle finger, 3rd fret of the C string.
G: ring finger, 3rd fret of the E string.
C: pinky finger, 3rd fret of the A string.

This shape uses your pinky. It feels weak at first; press with the tip and let the finger stay curved.
Strum with the pad of your index finger or thumb, all four strings, across the spot where the neck meets the body.

Other ways to play Cm7

8-10-8-10: movable shape at the 8th fret, medium. A high voicing for when the low version is taken by another instrument.

Playing Cm7 with a capo

A capo turns an open chord into Cm7: capo on the 1st fret and play the open Bm7 shape (2-2-2-2) or capo on the 3rd fret and play the open Am7 shape (0-0-0-0). Handy when the rest of the song's chords also have open shapes in that position.

Changing from Cm7 to the chords around it

Songs rarely hold Cm7 for long. Here's what your hand does on the moves that come up most.

F7 (V in B♭ major): Cm7 (3-3-3-3) to F7 (2-3-1-3): your pinky finger stays put, your index finger lands on the E string, 1st fret, your middle finger lands on the G string, 2nd fret, the ring finger slides across to the C string at the same fret. C and E♭ carry over from one chord to the other. F7 on ukulele
E♭maj7 (IV in B♭ major): Cm7 (3-3-3-3) to E♭maj7 (3-3-3-5): your index, middle and ring fingers stay put, the pinky finger goes to the A string, 5th fret. That makes it one of the quickest changes from this chord. Shared notes: E♭, G and B♭. E♭maj7 on ukulele
B♭maj7 (I in B♭ major): Cm7 (3-3-3-3) to B♭maj7 (3-2-1-0): move the index finger to the E string, 1st fret, your middle finger lands on the C string, 2nd fret, the ring finger goes to the G string, 3rd fret. Everything moves: lift the whole hand and place the new shape in one go. Listen for B♭, which stays put while the rest moves. B♭maj7 on ukulele

Cm7 is a minor seventh chord: a minor triad plus a minor seventh. All 4 notes of Cm7 fit on the ukulele's four strings. On ukulele you hear it best picked slowly, string by string.

Practice Cm7 in two minutes

Arpeggiate 3-3-3-3 from the lowest string: B♭, E♭, G, C. Then strum it and listen for the same 4 notes together. Next, alternate 3-3-3-3 and 8-10-8-10, slowly, until the change takes less than a beat.

Keys and progressions with Cm7

In B♭ major, ii–V–I on ukulele is Cm7 (3-3-3-3), F7 (2-3-1-3) and B♭maj7 (3-2-1-0). About the jazz cadence.

Cm7 on guitar and piano

The same notes on another instrument: Cm7 on guitar and Cm7 on piano. This page puts all three side by side.

Next to try on ukulele

Other minor seventh chords

Cm7 on ukulele: questions

What notes are in Cm7 on ukulele?

C, E♭, G and B♭. In the 3-3-3-3 shape the strings play B♭ (G string), E♭ (C string), G (E string) and C (A string).

What's the easiest way to play Cm7 on ukulele?

Cm7 has no open-string shape in standard tuning, so every version needs a barre or a stretch. Start with 3-3-3-3. It uses 4 fingers and no barre, and a capo is worth trying when the song allows.

Is Cm7 a barre chord on ukulele?

Not usually: 3-3-3-3 needs no barre.

Which string does Cm7 start on?

In the 3-3-3-3 shape the lowest string you play is the G string at the 3rd fret, which is B♭, the minor seventh.

Every shape above plays only C, E♭, G and B♭, checked by the site's tests. Updated September 2026.