C♯ minor 6th chord

Playing it

On guitar, C♯m6 has an open-position shape, x42320, using four fingers alongside the open strings. Don’t strum the low E string.

On piano, C♯m6 has three black keys (C♯, G♯ and A♯) and one white key.

On ukulele the usual C♯m6 shape is 3101, using three fingers.

Related chords

C♯m6 contains exactly the same notes as B♭m7♭5. Which name fits depends on which note is in the bass and what key you’re in.

Move a single note and C♯m6 becomes a different chord: drop the A♯ for C♯m, raise A♯ to B for C♯m7, raise E to E♯ for C♯6 and lower G♯ to G for C♯dim7.