Cm6 chord on 6-String Guitar – All Fourths

in All Fourths (E-A-D-G-C-F) tuning · Also known as Perfect Fourths

Root

Type

Tuning

Cm6

Minor 6

Notes:C · D# · G · A

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Cm6 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 3 1 2 0 2	– 4 1 2 – 3	x C D# A C G	medium
x 3 5 2 3 2	– 2 4 1 3 1	x C G A D# G	medium · barre on fret 2
x 3 5 5 3 4	– 1 3 4 1 2	x C G C D# A	medium · barre on fret 3
8 6 5 0 0 4	4 3 2 – – 1	C D# G G C A	hard
8 6 7 5 0 x	4 2 3 1 – –	C D# A C C x	medium
8 6 7 0 0 7	4 1 2 – – 3	C D# A G C C	medium
8 10 7 8 7 7	2 4 1 3 1 1	C G A D# G C	medium · barre on fret 7
8 10 10 8 9 x	1 3 4 1 2 –	C G C D# A x	medium · barre on fret 8
x x 10 12 9 10	– – 2 4 1 3	x x C G A D#	medium
11 0 10 12 12 10	2 – 1 3 4 1	D# A C G C D#	medium · barre on fret 10
11 12 x 12 12 x	1 2 – 3 4 –	D# A x G C x	hard
x 3 1 0 0 4	– 2 1 – – 3	x C D# G C A	medium
x 3 x 2 3 2	– 2 – 1 3 1	x C x A D# G	easy · barre on fret 2
x x x 5 3 4	– – – 3 1 2	x x x C D# A	medium
8 6 7 0 0 4	4 2 3 – – 1	C D# A G C A	hard
8 6 7 5 x x	4 2 3 1 – –	C D# A C x x	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Cm6 chord (Minor 6) is built from the notes C, D#, G, A. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – All Fourths 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 Cm6 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · 6

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C
♭3	3	D#
5	7	G
6	9	A

More C chords

C Cm C7 C°C+C9 Cmaj7 Cm7 C7♯5 C7♭5 C6 Cm7♭5 C°7 Csus2 Csus4 Cadd9 Cmaj9 Cm9 C5

Other roots

C#m6 Dm6 D#m6 Em6 Fm6 F#m6 Gm6 G#m6 Am6 A#m6 Bm6

See Cm6 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D All Fourths E-A-D-G-C-F

What notes make up the Cm6 chord?

Cm6 is a Minor 6 chord built from the notes C, D#, 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.