C♯m6
Minor 6 · C♯ – E – G♯ – A♯
- C♯R
- Em3
- G♯5
- A♯6
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the C♯m6 chord
The C♯m6 chord (minor 6) is made up of 4 notes — C♯ is the root, E the minor third, G♯ the perfect fifth and A♯ the major sixth. It takes a minor triad and adds a major sixth, blending minor color with a brighter top note.
On guitar, C♯m6 chords sit higher up the neck: x42324, around the 2nd fret. Leave the low E string out and strum the rest. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Minor sixth chords have a wistful, cinematic quality used in jazz and film music.
Common questions
- What notes are in the C♯m6 chord?
- The C♯m6 chord contains the notes C♯, E, G♯ and A♯.
- How do you play C♯m6 on guitar?
- A common shape is x42324. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the C♯m6 chord?
- The C♯m6 chord is built from the root (C♯), a minor third (E), a perfect fifth (G♯) and a major sixth (A♯).
- Is C♯m6 the same as D♭m6?
- Yes — C♯ and D♭ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so C♯m6 and D♭m6 are the same chord. MobileChords spells it C♯m6.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open C♯m6 in the finder to hear it on guitar and piano and browse every playable voicing side by side. Or switch to Name my chord — tap frets or keys and MobileChords identifies the chord you're playing, inversions and slash chords included.