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C sharp minor sixth (C#m6) chord on guitar

Notes
C♯EG♯A♯
Formula
1♭356

How to play C#m6 on guitar

  1. Shape 1 · 1st position

    no 5th (G♯)

    C#m6 chord on guitar, shape 1: first position, with open strings, notes C#, E, A#

  2. Shape 2 · fret 2 · barre

    C#m6 chord on guitar, shape 2: barre at fret 2, notes C#, E, G#, A#

  3. Shape 3 · fret 7 · barre

    C#m6 chord on guitar, shape 3: barre at fret 9, notes C#, E, G#, A#

  4. Shape 4 · fret 9 · barre

    C#m6 chord on guitar, shape 4: barre at fret 9, notes C#, E, G#, A#

  5. Shape 5 · fret 4 · barre

    C#m6 chord on guitar, shape 5: barre at fret 4, notes C#, E, G#, A#

Some shapes leave out: 5th (G♯). The caption of each one says what is missing. The 5th is the first to go: it barely changes the sound of the chord.

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 sharp). The same shapes work on acoustic, classical and electric guitar.

C#m6 inversions on guitar

The same C#m6 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 · C#m6/E

    C sharp minor sixth, C#m6/E, 012120C♯m6/E1324EA♯EG♯C♯Emetronotuner.com

  2. 3rd (E) in the bass1st inversion · C#m6/E

    C sharp minor sixth, C#m6/E, xx2324C♯m6/E1324EA♯C♯G♯metronotuner.com

  3. 5th (G♯) in the bass2nd inversion · C#m6/G#

    C sharp minor sixth, C#m6/G#, 4423xxC♯m6/G♯3412G♯C♯EA♯metronotuner.com

  4. 5th (G♯) in the bass2nd inversion · C#m6/G#

    C sharp minor sixth, C#m6/G#, xx6656C♯m6/G♯52314G♯C♯EA♯metronotuner.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 C#m6

C#m6 (C sharp 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 sharp chords

Minor sixth: other roots

Frequently asked questions

How do you play the C#m6 chord on guitar?

C#m6 (C sharp 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 C#m6?

The notes of C#m6 are C♯, E, G♯, A♯. The formula is 1 · ♭3 · 5 · 6: root, minor third, perfect fifth, major sixth.

What does C#m6 mean?

C#m6 is the chord symbol for C sharp 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 C#m6 on other instruments?

Yes. C#m6 also has a page on ukulele, on cavaquinho, with the fingerings for each instrument.

C#m6 on other instruments

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