C-6 Minor

The C-6 chord is built from the notes C – Eb – G – A.

Piano sound loads on first tap.

Also known as

C-6(#9)Cm6(add13addb11)Cmi6

Chord tones, one by one

CRoot

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — C.

EbThird

Minor third

Three semitones — makes the chord minor (darker, sadder).

GFifth

Perfect fifth

Seven semitones — the most stable interval, reinforces the root.

AExtension

Thirteenth (13)

A 13th — full, rich top extension.

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Dorian scale; its characteristic note is the major 6th (13).

🎸 Genres

Modal jazz · Funk · Soul · Rock

-6 in every key

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