How to play the Cm6 piano chord

(Basic Cm6 piano chord and Inversions of the Cm6 piano chord)

• Chord symbol: Cm6
• The Cm6 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 Cm6 chord are: C – Eb – 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.

 

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In these piano chord charts you can see how to play the Cm6 piano chord in the 4 positions.

 

 

 

 

More on the Cm6 chord

• The Cm6 chord can be found as step 1 in the C dorian scale.
• The C dorian scale consists of the notes: C – D – Eb – F – G – A – Bb – (C)