C Flat Major Guitar Chords and Chord Progressions

The key of C flat major has seven flats. For reference, here are the notes in the C flat major scale:

  • C Flat
  • D Flat
  • E Flat
  • F Flat
  • G Flat
  • A Flat
  • B Flat

All the chords in the key of C flat major are made up of these seven notes, and each note gets to be the root note for one of the chords, thus making seven triad chords in this key.

  • C Flat Major
  • D Flat Minor
  • E Flat Minor
  • F Flat Major
  • G Flat Major
  • A Flat Minor
  • B Flat Diminished

Note: In this article I’m using guitar chord charts that I created using Microsoft Paint. Here are all the guitar chord charts that are free to use personally and commercially under Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License.

I Chord — C Flat Major or C Flat Major Seventh

The first chord (I) in the key of C flat major is the C flat major chord. Below is my preferred way to play the C flat major chord on guitar.

C Flat Major chord chart for guitar

The C flat major seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the I chord in the key of C flat major. Below is my favorite way to play the C flat major seventh chord.

C Flat Major Seventh chord chart for guitar

ii Chord — D Flat Minor or D Flat Minor Seventh

The second chord (ii) in the key of C flat major is the D flat minor chord. Below is my preferred way to play the D flat minor chord on guitar.

D Flat Minor chord chart for guitar

The D flat minor seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the ii chord in the key of C flat major. Below is my favorite way to play the D flat minor seventh chord.

D Flat Minor Seventh chord chart for guitar

iii Chord — E Flat Minor or E Flat Minor Seventh

The third chord (iii) in the key of C flat major is the E flat minor chord. Below is my preferred way to play the E flat minor chord on guitar.

E Flat Minor chord chart for guitar

The E flat minor seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the iii chord in the key of C flat major. Below is my favorite way to play the E flat minor seventh chord.

E Flat Minor Seventh chord chart for guitar

IV Chord — F Flat Major or F Flat Major Seventh

The fourth chord (IV) in the key of C flat major is the F flat major chord. Below is my preferred way to play the F flat major chord on guitar.

F Flat Major chord chart for guitar

The F flat major seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the IV chord in the key of C flat major. Below is my favorite way to play the F flat major seventh chord.

F Flat Major Seventh chord chart for guitar

V Chord — G Flat Major or G Flat Dominant Seventh

The fifth chord (V) in the key of C flat major is the G flat major chord. Below is my preferred way to play the G flat major chord on guitar.

G Flat Major chord chart for guitar

The G flat dominant seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the V chord in the key of C flat major. Below is my favorite way to play the G flat dominant seventh chord.

G Flat Dominant Seventh chord chart for guitar

vi Chord — A Flat Minor or A Flat Minor Seventh

The sixth chord (vi) in the key of C flat major is the A flat minor chord. Below is my preferred way to play the A flat minor chord on guitar.

A Flat Minor chord chart for guitar

The A flat minor seventh chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the vi chord in the key of C flat major. Below is my favorite way to play the A flat minor seventh chord.

A Flat Minor Seventh chord chart for guitar

viidim Chord — B Flat Diminished or B Flat Minor Seventh Flat Five

The seventh chord (viidim) in the key of C flat major is the B flat diminished chord. Below is my preferred way to play the B flat diminished chord on guitar.

B Flat Diminished chord chart for guitar

The B flat minor seventh flat five chord is the corresponding 7th chord for the viidim chord in the key of C flat major. Below is my favorite way to play the B flat minor seventh flat five chord.

B Flat Minor Seventh Flat Five chord chart for guitar

Chord Progressions in the Key of C Flat Major

Here are 10 chord progressions in the key of C Flat Major that you can experiment with. I have included guitar tablature to make playing the chords easier for you.

1. C Flat Major, F Flat Major, G Flat Major

E| --2---2-----0---0-----2---2---
B| --4---4-----0---0-----2---2---
G| --4---4-----1---1-----3---3---
D| --4---4-----2---2-----4---4---
A| --2---2-----2---2-----4---4---
E| ------------0---0-----2---2---

2. C Flat Major, G Flat Major, A Flat Minor, F Flat Major

E| --2---2-----2---2-----4---4-----0---0---
B| --4---4-----2---2-----4---4-----0---0---
G| --4---4-----3---3-----4---4-----1---1---
D| --4---4-----4---4-----6---6-----2---2---
A| --2---2-----4---4-----6---6-----2---2---
E| ------------2---2-----4---4-----0---0---

3. C Flat Major, F Flat Major, C Flat Major, G Flat Major

E| --2---2-----0---0-----2---2-----2---2---
B| --4---4-----0---0-----4---4-----2---2---
G| --4---4-----1---1-----4---4-----3---3---
D| --4---4-----2---2-----4---4-----4---4---
A| --2---2-----2---2-----2---2-----4---4---
E| ------------0---0---------------2---2---

4. C Flat Major, E Flat Minor, F Flat Major, A Flat Minor

E| --2---2-----6---6-----0---0-----4---4---
B| --4---4-----7---7-----0---0-----4---4---
G| --4---4-----8---8-----1---1-----4---4---
D| --4---4-----8---8-----2---2-----6---6---
A| --2---2-----6---6-----2---2-----6---6---
E| ----------------------0---0-----4---4---

5. A Flat Minor, F Flat Major, C Flat Major, G Flat Major

E| --4---4-----0---0-----2---2-----2---2---
B| --4---4-----0---0-----4---4-----2---2---
G| --4---4-----1---1-----4---4-----3---3---
D| --6---6-----2---2-----4---4-----4---4---
A| --6---6-----2---2-----2---2-----4---4---
E| --4---4-----0---0---------------2---2---

6. F Flat Major, C Flat Major, G Flat Major, C Flat Major

E| --0---0-----2---2-----2---2-----2---2---
B| --0---0-----4---4-----2---2-----4---4---
G| --1---1-----4---4-----3---3-----4---4---
D| --2---2-----4---4-----4---4-----4---4---
A| --2---2-----2---2-----4---4-----2---2---
E| --0---0---------------2---2-------------

7. C Flat Major, A Flat Minor, F Flat Major, G Flat Major

E| --2---2-----4---4-----0---0-----2---2---
B| --4---4-----4---4-----0---0-----2---2---
G| --4---4-----4---4-----1---1-----3---3---
D| --4---4-----6---6-----2---2-----4---4---
A| --2---2-----6---6-----2---2-----4---4---
E| ------------4---4-----0---0-----2---2---

8. D Flat Minor, G Flat Major, C Flat Major, A Flat Minor

E| --4---4-----2---2-----2---2-----4---4---
B| --5---5-----2---2-----4---4-----4---4---
G| --6---6-----3---3-----4---4-----4---4---
D| --6---6-----4---4-----4---4-----6---6---
A| --4---4-----4---4-----2---2-----6---6---
E| ------------2---2---------------4---4---

9. C Flat Major, F Flat Major, A Flat Minor, G Flat Major

E| --2---2-----0---0-----4---4-----2---2---
B| --4---4-----0---0-----4---4-----2---2---
G| --4---4-----1---1-----4---4-----3---3---
D| --4---4-----2---2-----6---6-----4---4---
A| --2---2-----2---2-----6---6-----4---4---
E| ------------0---0-----4---4-----2---2---

10. C Flat Major, D Flat Minor, E Flat Minor, F Flat Major, G Flat Major

E| --2---2-----4---4-----6---6-----0---0-----2---2---
B| --4---4-----5---5-----7---7-----0---0-----2---2---
G| --4---4-----6---6-----8---8-----1---1-----3---3---
D| --4---4-----6---6-----8---8-----2---2-----4---4---
A| --2---2-----4---4-----6---6-----2---2-----4---4---
E| --------------------------------0---0-----2---2---

11. C Flat Major, F Flat Major, D Flat Minor, G Flat Major

E| --2---2-----0---0-----4---4-----2---2---
B| --4---4-----0---0-----5---5-----2---2---
G| --4---4-----1---1-----6---6-----3---3---
D| --4---4-----2---2-----6---6-----4---4---
A| --2---2-----2---2-----4---4-----4---4---
E| ------------0---0---------------2---2---

12. C Flat Major, G Flat Major, A Flat Minor, E Flat Minor, F Flat Major, C Flat Major, F Flat Major, G Flat Major

E| --2---2-----2---2-----4---4-----6---6-----0---0-----2---2-----0---0-----2---2---
B| --4---4-----2---2-----4---4-----7---7-----0---0-----4---4-----0---0-----2---2---
G| --4---4-----3---3-----4---4-----8---8-----1---1-----4---4-----1---1-----3---3---
D| --4---4-----4---4-----6---6-----8---8-----2---2-----4---4-----2---2-----4---4---
A| --2---2-----4---4-----6---6-----6---6-----2---2-----2---2-----2---2-----4---4---
E| ------------2---2-----4---4---------------0---0---------------0---0-----2---2---

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