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C minor sixth (Cm6) chord on guitar

Notes
CE♭GA
Formula
1♭356

How to play Cm6 on guitar

  1. Shape 1 · fret 1 · barre

    Cm6 chord on guitar, shape 1: barre at fret 1, notes C, Eb, G, A

  2. Shape 2 · fret 6 · barre

    Cm6 chord on guitar, shape 2: barre at fret 8, notes C, Eb, G, A

  3. Shape 3 · fret 8 · barre

    Cm6 chord on guitar, shape 3: barre at fret 8, notes C, Eb, G, A

  4. Shape 4 · fret 3 · barre

    Cm6 chord on guitar, shape 4: barre at fret 3, notes C, Eb, G, A

  5. Shape 5 · fret 10

    Cm6 chord on guitar, shape 5: from fret 10, notes C, Eb, G, A

Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. x = do not play the string, o = open string. The coloured dot is the root (C). The same shapes work on acoustic, classical and electric guitar.

Cm6 inversions on guitar

The same Cm6 with another chord note in the bass (the lowest note that sounds). The notes stay the same, but the colour changes, and the bass line can move by step from one chord to the next. In a chord symbol, the bass comes after the slash.

  1. 3rd (E♭) in the bass1st inversion · Cm6/Eb

    C minor sixth, Cm6/Eb, xx1213Cm6/E♭1324E♭ACGmetronotuner.com

  2. 3rd (E♭) in the bass1st inversion · Cm6/Eb

    C minor sixth, Cm6/Eb, x67888Cm6/E♭61233E♭AE♭GCmetronotuner.com

  3. 5th (G) in the bass2nd inversion · Cm6/G

    C minor sixth, Cm6/G, 301013Cm6/G3124GAE♭GCGmetronotuner.com

  4. 5th (G) in the bass2nd inversion · Cm6/G

    C minor sixth, Cm6/G, xx5545Cm6/G42314GCE♭Ametronotuner.com

Jazz voicings

About the minor sixth chord

A minor chord with a major sixth: mysterious, like tango or a film noir. It works as a resting chord in a minor key in jazz and bossa (Dm6) and has the same notes as the half-diminished chord with a different bass (Dm6 = Bm7♭5/D).

Notes and intervals of Cm6

Cm6 (C minor sixth) is built from 4 notes. Each one fills a degree of the chord:

  • C · 1 · root
  • E♭ · ♭3 · minor third
  • G · 5 · perfect fifth
  • A · 6 · major sixth

Other C chords

Minor sixth: other roots

Frequently asked questions

How do you play the Cm6 chord on guitar?

Cm6 (C minor sixth) has 5 fingerings on this page, from easiest to hardest. Each diagram shows the fingers, the open strings (o) and the strings you do not play (x), and you can hear every shape.

What notes are in Cm6?

The notes of Cm6 are C, E♭, G, A. The formula is 1 · ♭3 · 5 · 6: root, minor third, perfect fifth, major sixth.

What does Cm6 mean?

Cm6 is the chord symbol for C minor sixth. A minor chord with a major sixth: mysterious, like tango or a film noir. It works as a resting chord in a minor key in jazz and bossa (Dm6) and has the same notes as the half-diminished chord with a different bass (Dm6 = Bm7♭5/D).

Can I play Cm6 on other instruments?

Yes. Cm6 also has a page on ukulele, on cavaquinho, with the fingerings for each instrument.

Cm6 on other instruments

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