Electric guitar · Minor 6th chord

Cm6C Minor 6th

Key: D# Major
Medium

Cm6 is the C minor 6th chord on electric guitar, made of the notes C · D# · G · A.

Position 1 of 4Main

Notes

C
D#
G
A

Structure

1
♭3
5
6

Sound: Minor sixth; Nostalgic, elegant
Harmonic function: Tonic relative; Stands in for the tonic with a different color.

Harmonic field of D# Major

Degree	Chord	Function
I	D#	Tonic
ii	Fm	Subdominant
iii	Gm	Tonic relative
IV	G#	Subdominant
V	A#	Dominant
vi	Cm	Tonic relative
vii°	Ddim	Dominant

How to play

1Barre fret 1 with your index finger, from string 4 to string 2.
2Place your middle finger on fret 2 of string 3.
3Place your ring finger on fret 3 of string 5.
4Place your pinky on fret 3 of string 1.
5Don't play string 6.
6Strum from string 5 down.