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

in Drop C# (C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C#m6

Minor 6

Notes:C# · E · G# · A#

easy

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#m6 shapes as text

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

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 C# 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 C# C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#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.