Cm — bouzouki chord
Minor · 5 fingerings for trichordo (D–A–D)
Notes and intervals
Cm (C minor) is built from C E♭ G: intervals 1 ♭3 5.
Fingerings on D-A-D
Frets, low D · A · high D
- Drone (root + 5th): 10-10-10 (C G C)
- Root position: 10-6-5 (C E♭ G)
- 1st inversion: 1-3-5 (E♭ C G)
- 2nd inversion: 5-3-1 (G C E♭)
- 2nd inversion: 5-6-10 (G E♭ C)
Neither open course (D or A) is a chord tone, so every shape is fully fretted.
In the dromoi
On D, the trichordo’s home note, Cm belongs to these dromoi:
- Ousak (Usak): core chord (Cm)
The same roles on other roots:
- Hitzaz on C: home chord (Dm → Cm)
- Hitzazkiar on C: home chord (Dm → Cm)
- Souzinak on C: home chord (Dm → Cm)
- Niavent (Nihavent) on C: home chord (Dm → Cm)
- Karsigar on C: home chord (Dm → Cm)
- Sampak / Sabah on C: home chord (Dm → Cm)
- Ousak (Usak) on C: home chord (Dm → Cm)
Trichordo (D-A-D) and tetrachordo (C-F-A-D)
These shapes are for the three-course trichordo. A tetrachordo’s A and D courses are tuned the same, so the top two notes stay put and the low-D bass note moves two frets up the C course. The first shape, 10-10-10 on trichordo, becomes C 12, A 10, D 10 on tetrachordo, with the F course left out.
More C chords
Relative major: E♭