Cm/B♭
- B♭♭7bass
- CRtriad
- E♭♭3triad
- G5triad
3 ways to play Cm/B♭
Every voicing sits inside one of the five CAGED shapes, low to high on the neck, with its octave doublings in grey.
- Triad note
- Substitute
- Added
- Anchored root
- Bass
- Doubling
Frets x 1 1 0 1 xNotes B♭ E♭ G CIntervals ♭7 ♭3 5 1Base triadC minor, 1st inversion
Frets 6 6 5 5 x xNotes B♭ E♭ G CIntervals ♭7 ♭3 5 1Base triadC minor, 1st inversion
Frets x x 8 8 8 8Notes B♭ E♭ G CIntervals ♭7 ♭3 5 1Base triadC minor, 1st inversion
The construction rules Cm/B♭ follows
Start from a triad
Root, 3rd and 5th, stacked in thirds. The 3rd makes it major or minor; the 5th makes it diminished or augmented when it moves.
A slash names the bass
Chord/bass puts any note under a triad. A chord tone gives an inversion, such as C/E; another note gives a new chord: G/F is G7 with the 7th in the bass.
All the rules, with examples, in the guide to the chord library.
Minor triad over the ♭7th in every key
More chords on C
Cm/B♭ chord questions
What notes are in Cm/B♭?
Cm/B♭ is spelled B♭ C E♭ G: B♭ is the ♭7th, C is the root, E♭ is the ♭3rd, G is the 5th.
What is the formula of Cm/B♭?
♭7 1 ♭3 5. It is a C minor triad, over B♭ in the bass.
How many ways can you play Cm/B♭ on guitar?
This page shows 3 voicings of Cm/B♭, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.