Cm6 chord on 6-String Guitar – EADF#BE

in EADF#BE tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Cm6

Minor 6

Notes:C · D# · G · A

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Cm6 shapes as text

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

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.