Neighbours of C minor
Every chord one voice of C minor reaches by a semitone or a whole tone, on C and so for every root: the voice that steps, the notes that result, and what they spell.
C minor holds C Eb G. 6 chords are one semitone away and 6 chords are one whole tone away; 8 of them spell a chord type and 3 realise a transform a source names.
One semitone away
| Voice | Steps to | Notes | Spells | Named transform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | B, -1 | B Eb G | Ebaug, Gaug, Baug | none named |
| C | C#, +1 | C# Eb G | no chord type | none named |
| Eb | D, -1 | C D G | Csus2, Gsus4 | none named |
| Eb | E, +1 | C E G | C | P, Parallel — Open Music Theory |
| G | Gb, -1 | C Eb Gb | Cdim | none named |
| G | G#, +1 | C Eb G# | Ab | L, Leading-tone exchange — Open Music Theory |
One whole tone away
| Voice | Steps to | Notes | Spells | Named transform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Bb, -2 | Bb Eb G | Eb | R, Relative — Open Music Theory |
| C | D, +2 | D Eb G | no chord type | none named |
| Eb | Db, -2 | C Db G | no chord type | none named |
| Eb | F, +2 | C F G | Fsus2, Csus4 | none named |
| G | F, -2 | C Eb F | no chord type | none named |
| G | A, +2 | C Eb A | Adim | none named |
Transform names: Open Music Theory, 2nd edition, Mark Gotham, Kyle Gullings, Chelsey Hamm, Bryn Hughes, Brian Jarvis, Megan Lavengood and John Peterson.