C#m6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Am

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

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 – Open Am 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 Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D Open Am E-A-E-A-C-E 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.