Cm6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Cm6

Minor 6

Notes:C · D# · G · A

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Cm6 shapes as text

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

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