Also Am7♭5

Cm6 (C minor 6th): C E♭ G A. Formula 1 ♭3 5 6. Also Am7♭5. A minor triad with a major 6th: dark with a touch of colour, typical of minor jazz and bossa nova.

Made of4

Notes4

Contains & part of20

Scales that contain it20

Inversions4

  • Cm6

    Root position · C E♭ G A

  • Cm6/E♭

    1st inversion · E♭ G A C

  • Cm6/G

    2nd inversion · G A C E♭

  • Cm6/A

    3rd inversion · A C E♭ G

Relatives4

Same notes, other names1

Type1

Genres that use it2

Where it goes14

One small move away13

Its dominant1