Cm/D
- D2bass
- CRtriad
- E♭♭3triad
- G5triad
2 ways to play Cm/D
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 5 5 5 4 xNotes D G C E♭Intervals 2 5 1 ♭3Base triadC minor, 2nd inversion
Frets 10 10 10 8 x xNotes D G C E♭Intervals 2 5 1 ♭3Base triadC minor, 2nd inversion
The construction rules Cm/D 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 2nd in every key
More chords on C
Cm/D chord questions
What notes are in Cm/D?
Cm/D is spelled D C E♭ G: D is the 2nd, C is the root, E♭ is the ♭3rd, G is the 5th.
What is the formula of Cm/D?
2 1 ♭3 5. It is a C minor triad, over D in the bass.
How many ways can you play Cm/D on guitar?
This page shows 2 voicings of Cm/D, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.