This video is for C minor. C minor is considered part of the open chord family but this is going to be one that has no open strings. And as with all minor chords you have to say that word, minor. So let’s hear how it sounds. Here would be a C major or other type of C major, an open C major, and our C minor, kind of sad sounding.
So let’s look at the fingering here. This fingering is actually exactly like a B minor. We’re going to start with the index finger on the first string but on the third fret. And now we put the second finger on the second string fourth fret. And the pinky, not the third finger, but the pinky is going to go on the third string fifth fret. And then the third finger reaches over onto the fourth string fifth fret. On the diagram you see there’s X’s on the sixth and fifth string, and so we’re just strumming the bottom four strings. That’s a C minor.
Most people when they become accustomed to this, they prefer the C minor as a barre chord where you just take the index finger and reach over and grab the fifth string. It’s a little bit more full sounding but more difficult. So you can start out with this more basic version. And with all chords there’s other ways to do it such as a barre chord and power chords. And those are in our chord book as well.
