This version of the C Minor chord is considered the basic bar chord version. To play this C Minor Chord, use your index finger to bar all of the strings an the 8th fret, and use your ring finger on the 9th fret of the A string and your pinky finger on the 9th fret of the D string. The Root notes are on the Low E String, D string and the High E string. This chord is portable and can be moved around on the fretboard. Just keep in mind that your root note is on the Low E string.