Chord Progressions in C Minor
Common chord progressions in C Minor (Cm D° E♭ Fm Gm A♭ B♭), sorted by genre and fingered for guitar or piano. Pick one and write a song with it.
Chords in C Minor
- i: Cm
- ii°: D°
- ♭III: E♭
- iv: Fm
- v: Gm
- ♭VI: A♭
- ♭VII: B♭
Progressions
- Axis of Pop (I V vi IV, in E♭ Major): E♭ B♭ Cm A♭
- Sensitive (vi IV I V, in E♭ Major): Cm A♭ E♭ B♭
- '50s Doo-Wop (I vi IV V, in E♭ Major): E♭ Cm A♭ B♭
- Three-Chord Classic (I IV V I, in E♭ Major): E♭ A♭ B♭ E♭
- ii–V–I (ii7 V7 Imaj7, in E♭ Major): Fm7 B♭7 E♭maj7
- Twelve-Bar Blues (I7 I7 I7 I7 IV7 IV7 I7 I7 V7 IV7 I7 V7, in E♭ Major): E♭7 E♭7 E♭7 E♭7 A♭7 A♭7 E♭7 E♭7 B♭7 A♭7 E♭7 B♭7
- Epic Minor (i ♭VI ♭VII): Cm A♭ B♭
- Andalusian Cadence (i ♭VII ♭VI V): Cm B♭ A♭ G
- Mixolydian Rock (I ♭VII IV I, in E♭ Major): E♭ D♭ A♭ E♭
- Pop Climb (I IV vi V, in E♭ Major): E♭ A♭ Cm B♭
- Minor Pop Loop (i ♭VI ♭III ♭VII): Cm A♭ E♭ B♭
- Royal Road (IVmaj7 V7 iii7 vi7, in E♭ Major): A♭maj7 B♭7 Gm7 Cm7
- Pachelbel’s Canon (I V vi iii IV I IV V, in E♭ Major): E♭ B♭ Cm Gm A♭ E♭ A♭ B♭
- Rhythm Turnaround (Imaj7 vi7 ii7 V7, in E♭ Major): E♭maj7 Cm7 Fm7 B♭7
- Aeolian Rock (i ♭VII ♭VI ♭VII): Cm B♭ A♭ B♭
- Anthem Lift (IV I V vi, in E♭ Major): A♭ E♭ B♭ Cm
- Build-Up (IV V vi, in E♭ Major): A♭ B♭ Cm
- Country Back-and-Forth (I IV I V, in E♭ Major): E♭ A♭ E♭ B♭
- Garage Rock (I IV V IV, in E♭ Major): E♭ A♭ B♭ A♭
- Neo-Soul Vamp (Imaj7 IVmaj7, in E♭ Major): E♭maj7 A♭maj7
- Minor Vamp (i7 iv7): Cm7 Fm7
- Mario Cadence (I ♭VI ♭VII I, in E♭ Major): E♭ C♭ D♭ E♭
- Minor Plagal (I IV iv I, in E♭ Major): E♭ A♭ A♭m E♭
- Creep (I III IV iv, in E♭ Major): E♭ G A♭ A♭m
- Lydian Lift (I II IV I, in E♭ Major): E♭ F A♭ E♭
- Quick-Change Blues (I7 IV7 I7 I7 IV7 IV7 I7 I7 V7 IV7 I7 V7, in E♭ Major): E♭7 A♭7 E♭7 E♭7 A♭7 A♭7 E♭7 E♭7 B♭7 A♭7 E♭7 B♭7
- Eight-Bar Blues (I7 V7 IV7 IV7 I7 V7 I7 V7, in E♭ Major): E♭7 B♭7 A♭7 A♭7 E♭7 B♭7 E♭7 B♭7
- Minor Blues (i7 i7 i7 i7 iv7 iv7 i7 i7 ♭VI7 V7 i7 V7): Cm7 Cm7 Cm7 Cm7 Fm7 Fm7 Cm7 Cm7 A♭7 G7 Cm7 G7
- Blues Vamp (I7 IV7, in E♭ Major): E♭7 A♭7
- Minor Three-Chord (i iv v): Cm Fm Gm
- Ragtime (I II7 V7 I, in E♭ Major): E♭ F7 B♭7 E♭
- Country Walk (I V IV I, in E♭ Major): E♭ B♭ A♭ E♭
- Country iii (I iii IV V, in E♭ Major): E♭ Gm A♭ B♭
- Circle Turnaround (iii7 vi7 ii7 V7, in E♭ Major): Gm7 Cm7 Fm7 B♭7
- I–VI–ii–V (Imaj7 VI7 ii7 V7, in E♭ Major): E♭maj7 C7 Fm7 B♭7
- Dominant Chain (III7 VI7 II7 V7, in E♭ Major): G7 C7 F7 B♭7
- Minor ii–V–i (iiø7 V7 i7): Dø7 G7 Cm7
- Tritone Sub ii–V–I (ii7 ♭II7 Imaj7, in E♭ Major): Fm7 F♭7 E♭maj7
- Backdoor ii–V (ii7 ♭VII7 Imaj7, in E♭ Major): Fm7 D♭7 E♭maj7
- Gospel Turn (I I7 IV iv, in E♭ Major): E♭ E♭7 A♭ A♭m
- Neo-Soul Descent (IVmaj7 iii7 ii7 Imaj7, in E♭ Major): A♭maj7 Gm7 Fm7 E♭maj7
- Phrygian Riff (i ♭II): Cm D♭
- Minor Drama (i iv ♭VI V): Cm Fm A♭ G
- Rock Pivot (vi V IV V, in E♭ Major): Cm B♭ A♭ B♭
- Minor Rise (i iv ♭VI ♭VII): Cm Fm A♭ B♭
- Dark March (i ♭III ♭VII iv): Cm E♭ B♭ Fm