Electric guitar · Minor 6th chord

C#m6C# Minor 6th

Key: E Major
Medium

C#m6 is the C# minor 6th chord on electric guitar, made of the notes C# · E · G# · A#.

Position 1 of 4Main

Notes

C#
E
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 E Major

Degree	Chord	Function
I	E	Tonic
ii	F#m	Subdominant
iii	G#m	Tonic relative
IV	A	Subdominant
V	B	Dominant
vi	C#m	Tonic relative
vii°	D#dim	Dominant

How to play

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