Guitar chord · Sixths & added
C minor 6th chord on guitar
8-10-10-8-10-8 · Barre · 8th fret
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play Cm6 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Bittersweet, with a hint of jazz and film noir.
- Notes
- CE♭GA
- Formula
- 1♭356
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · perfect 5th · major 6th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Barre · 8th fret
- Lay your index finger (1) flat across 6 strings at the 8th fret — this is the barre.
- 6th string (low E): 8th fret, held by the barre C
- 5th string (A): 10th fret, middle finger (2) G
- 4th string (D): 10th fret, ring finger (3) C
- 3rd string (G): 8th fret, held by the barre E♭
- 2nd string (B): 10th fret, pinky finger (4) A
- 1st string (high E): 8th fret, held by the barre C
Tablature
e|--8---| B|--10--| G|--8---| D|--10--| A|--10--| E|--8---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every Cm6 note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing Cm6 on guitar
There’s no open-string way to play Cm6 on guitar with the root in the bass, so the standard shape is a barre across the 8th fret (8-10-10-8-10-8). While you build strength, you can play just the top four strings of the same shape (x-x-10-8-10-8).
