C minor

C - b - as ^ g - f - it ^ d - c

C minor is a key of Tongeschlechts minor, based on the root c. The key of C minor written in notation with three ♭ (b, it, as). The corresponding scale and the basic chord in this key ( the tonic c -es- g) are designated by the term C minor.

Links the signs of C minor, the right of the basic chord on a piano.

Famous Works in C minor, for example, Johann Sebastian Bach's Passacaglia for organ or Ludwig van Beethoven's 5th Symphony. In order to assess this key as fatefully tragic - see sound character.

C minor often finds it use in Heavy Metal and style variations. This is due to the mood of the guitar in Dropped C ( CGcfa - d '). The low C string is muted here played open and composed in rhythmic sequences for motifs.

Classification of the key

  • Key
Chord names and symbols (popular music) Relative key Dominant (music) Major and minor Root (chord) Flat (music) Tonic (music) Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven) Drop C tuning C-flat major G-flat major D-flat major A-flat major B-flat major F major C major G major A major E major B major F-sharp major C-sharp major A-flat minor E-flat minor B-flat minor A minor F-sharp minor C-sharp minor G-sharp minor D-sharp minor A-sharp minor
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