Cm6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Gm

in Open Gm (D-G-D-G-A#-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Cm6

Minor 6

Notes:C · D# · G · A

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Cm6 shapes as text

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

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 – Open Gm 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 Open Gm D-G-D-G-A#-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.