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How to play the C#m6 piano chord

(Basic C#m6 piano chord and Inversions of the C#m6 piano chord)

  • Chord symbol: C#m6
  • The C#m6 chord is a 4-note-chord (a tetrad)
  • A minor-sixth chord consists of 4 notes: Root note, Minor third, Fifth, Sixth
  • The 4 notes in the C#m6 chord are: C# – E – G# – A#
  • A minor-sixth chord can basically be played in root position and 3 inversions (Total of 4 positions): Root note at the bottom, Minor third at the bottom, The fifth at the bottom, Sixth at the bottom.

 

In these piano chord charts you can see how to play the C#m6 piano chord in the 4 positions.

C#m6 Piano Chord. (C-sharp-minor-6) Root position (Root note at the bottom)
C#m6 Piano Chord. (C-sharp-minor-6) Root position (Root note at the bottom)

 

C#m6 Piano Chord. (C-sharp-minor-6)1st. Inversion (Minor third at the bottom)
C#m6 Piano Chord. (C-sharp-minor-6)1st. Inversion (Minor third at the bottom)

 

C#m6 Piano Chord. (C-sharp-minor-6) 2nd. Inversion (Fifth at the bottom)
C#m6 Piano Chord. (C-sharp-minor-6) 2nd. Inversion (Fifth at the bottom)

 

C#m6 Piano Chord. (C-sharp-minor-6) 3rd. Inversion (Sixth at the bottom)
C#m6 Piano Chord. (C-sharp-minor-6) 3rd. Inversion (Sixth at the bottom)

 

More on the C#m6 chord

  • The C#m6 chord can be found as step 1 in the C# dorian scale.
  • The C# dorian scale consists of the notes: C# – D# – E – F# – G# – A# – B – (C#)
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