C minor

C minor
Chord symbol (s) :	c, cm
Parallel Tone :	E flat major
Dominant :	G major / G minor
Subdominant :	F minor
Natural minor scale :	c - d ^ es - f - g ^ as - b - c
Harmonic minor scale:	c - d ^ es - f - g ^ as - h ^ c
Melodic minor scale:	c - d ^ es - f - g - a - h ^ c c - b - as ^ g - f - es ^ d - c

C minor is a key of the musical scale Moll on said root constituting c. The key of C minor is in the notation with three ♭ written (b, it, as). The corresponding scale and the basic chord of this key (the tonic C-Eb-G) are also referred to by the term C minor.

On the left the accidentals of C minor, on the right the basic chord on a piano.

Well-known works in C minor are, for example, Johann Sebastian Bach's Passacaglia for organ or Ludwig van Beethoven's 5th Symphony . To assess this key as fateful and tragic, see key character .

C minor is often used in heavy metal and style variations thereof. The reason for this is the tuning of the guitars in Dropped C (CGcfa-d '). The low C-string is played openly, muted and put together in rhythmic sequences to create motifs.

Classification of the key

Keys and their accidentals

Sign :	7 ♭ + fes	6 ♭ + ces	5 ♭ + total	4 ♭ + des	3 ♭ + as	2 ♭ + es	1 ♭ b	0 ♭ / ♯	1 ♯ f sharp	2 ♯ + c sharp	3 ♯ + g sharp	4 ♯ + dis	5 ♯ + ais	6 ♯ + ice	7 ♯ + his
Major keys:	Ces	Ges	Of	As	It	B.	F.	C.	G	D.	A.	E.	H	F sharp	Cis
Minor keys:	as	it	b	f	c	G	d	a	e	H	f sharp	cis	g sharp	dis	ais