C#m6 chord on 5-String Banjo – Double C (gCGCD)

in Double C (gCGCD) tuning

11312G#C#A#C#E
C#m6
Minor 6
Notes:C# · E · G# · A#
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
EC#C#C#G#A#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 1 3 1 21 1 3 1 2G# C# A# C# Emedium · barre on fret 1
3 x 6 4 22 – 4 3 1A# x C# E Ehard
3 x 6 4 61 – 3 2 4A# x C# E G#hard
x x 6 4 8– – 2 1 3x x C# E A#hard
9 x 6 8 84 – 1 2 3E x C# G# A#hard
x 8 9 10 11– 1 2 3 4x G# E A# C#medium
9 10 9 10 111 2 1 3 4E A# E A# C#medium · barre on fret 9
3 1 1 1 23 1 1 1 2A# C# G# C# Emedium · barre on fret 1
3 x 6 x 22 – 3 – 1A# x C# x Ehard
3 x 6 4 x1 – 3 2 –A# x C# E xhard
6 x 6 4 82 – 3 1 4C# x C# E A#hard
9 x 6 10 62 – 1 3 1E x C# A# G#hard · barre on fret 6
x 10 9 8 11– 3 2 1 4x A# E G# C#medium
x 10 9 10 11– 2 1 3 4x A# E A# C#medium
3 1 3 1 23 1 4 1 2A# C# A# C# Emedium · barre on fret 1
3 4 6 x 22 3 4 – 1A# E C# x Ehard

The C#m6 chord (Minor 6) is built from the notes C#, E, G#, A#. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo – Double C (gCGCD) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the C#m6 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · 6

DegreeSemitonesNote
10C#
♭33E
57G#
69A#

More C# chords

Other roots

See C#m6 in another tuning

What notes make up the C#m6 chord?

C#m6 is a Minor 6 chord built from the notes C#, E, G#, A#.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.