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

in Drop G (G-D-G-C-E-A) 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
x x x 1 0 1	– – – 1 – 2	x x x C# E A#	easy
6 2 3 4 x x	4 1 2 3 – –	C# E A# E x x	hard
6 6 3 4 x x	3 4 1 2 – –	C# G# A# E x x	medium
x x 6 4 6 4	– – 2 1 3 1	x x C# E A# C#	medium · barre on fret 4
6 6 6 8 6 7	1 1 1 3 1 2	C# G# C# G# A# E	medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 9 10 0 7	– 4 2 3 – 1	x C# E A# E E	hard
9 8 9 8 9 x	2 1 3 1 4 –	E A# E G# C# x	medium · barre on fret 8
x 11 9 10 9 11	– 3 1 2 1 4	x C# E A# C# G#	medium · barre on fret 9
x 11 x 10 0 11	– 2 – 1 – 3	x C# x A# E G#	easy
6 6 3 4 0 x	3 4 1 2 – –	C# G# A# E E x	medium
6 2 3 x x x	3 1 2 – – –	C# E A# x x x	hard
6 x 3 4 4 x	4 – 1 2 3 –	C# x A# E G# x	hard
6 8 6 4 4 4	2 4 3 1 1 1	C# A# C# E G# C#	hard · barre on fret 4
6 8 6 8 6 7	1 3 1 4 1 2	C# A# C# G# A# E	medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 x 10 9 7	– 4 – 3 2 1	x C# x A# C# E	hard
x 8 9 8 9 x	– 1 2 1 3 –	x A# E G# C# x	easy · barre on fret 8

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 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 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 G G-D-G-C-E-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 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.