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C♯ minor 6th (C♯m6)

C♯Root
Emin 3
G♯Perf 5
A♯Maj 6

Bittersweet. Minor triad with added 6th. Common in jazz and Latin music for sophisticated minor harmony.

Notes
C♯EG♯A♯
Formula
1 · ♭3 · 5 · 6
Type
Added-tone chord
03

How to play it

EADGBe3121412345

C♯m6

C♯ minor 6th, 2fr

Bass
C♯, the root
Root
C♯
Strings
A D G B e · 2nd fret
  • C♯Root
  • Em3
  • G♯P5
  • A♯M6

Up the neck

6 voicings, same four notes

Why a minor 6th chord sounds the way it does

C♯+3 fretsE+4 fretsG♯+2 fretsA♯

Stacked from 3 intervals.

04

Where to go next

More C♯ chords

Same root, other colours

C♯m7C♯m9C♯mM7C♯m11

Chords in the key of C♯ minor

What C♯m6 usually sits next to

i · C♯mii° · D♯°III · Eiv · F♯mv · G♯mVI · AVII · B

Close relatives

Relatives of C♯ minor

  • ERelative major of C♯ minor
  • C♯Parallel major, raise the 3rd

Other m6 chords

Same quality, every root

Cm6C♯m6Dm6E♭m6Em6Fm6F♯m6Gm6A♭m6Am6B♭m6Bm6
01

Root

C♯
02

Quality

m6

A triad plus one colour note, no 7th. Softer than a 7th.

Alterations need a 7th chord. Try C♯7 →

Why a minor 6th chord sounds the way it does

C♯+3 fretsE+4 fretsG♯+2 fretsA♯

Stacked from 3 intervals.

03

How to play it

EADGBe3121412345

C♯m6

C♯ minor 6th, 2fr

Bass
C♯, the root
Root
C♯
Strings
A D G B e · 2nd fret
  • C♯Root
  • Em3
  • G♯P5
  • A♯M6

Up the neck

6 voicings, same four notes
04

Where to go next

More C♯ chords

Same root, other colours

C♯m7C♯m9C♯mM7C♯m11

Chords in the key of C♯ minor

What C♯m6 usually sits next to

i · C♯mii° · D♯°III · Eiv · F♯mv · G♯mVI · AVII · B

Close relatives

Relatives of C♯ minor

  • ERelative major of C♯ minor
  • C♯Parallel major, raise the 3rd

Other m6 chords

Same quality, every root

Cm6C♯m6Dm6E♭m6Em6Fm6F♯m6Gm6A♭m6Am6B♭m6Bm6
C♯ minor 6th