C#m6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C#m6

Minor 6

Notes:C# · E · G# · A#

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#m6 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C#m6 chord (Minor 6) is built from the notes C#, E, G#, A#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop A 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

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

More C# chords

C#C#m C#7 C#°C#+C#9 C#maj7 C#m7 C#7♯5 C#7♭5 C#6 C#m7♭5 C#°7 C#sus2 C#sus4 C#add9 C#maj9 C#m9 C#5

Other roots

Cm6 Dm6 D#m6 Em6 Fm6 F#m6 Gm6 G#m6 Am6 A#m6 Bm6

See C#m6 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 Drop A A-E-A-D-F#-B 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

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.