{"key":"C","suffix":"m6","position":0,"nextKey":"G","nextSuffix":"major","description":"A mysterious and bittersweet chord, Cm6 blends minor melancholy with a jazzy, film-noir sophistication. Often used in bossa nova and spy themes.","progression":{"chords":[{"key":"C","suffix":"m6","display":"Cm6","roman":"iv6"},{"key":"D","suffix":"7","display":"D7","roman":"V7"},{"key":"G","suffix":"m7","display":"Gm7","roman":"i7"}],"genre":"Jazz"},"top_songs":[{"number":1,"title":"Blue Bossa","artist":"Joe Pass","description":"In this jazz standard, virtuoso guitarist Joe Pass uses the Cm6 chord as the stable tonic home. Instead of a standard minor triad, the Cm6 adds a sophisticated, cool-jazz coloration that defines the bossa nova groove. Pass utilizes the chord to transition smoothly into the key changes, demonstrating how the minor sixth interval provides both tension and resolution.","amazonLink":"4eBdlLI"},{"number":2,"title":"Stray Cat Strut","artist":"Stray Cats","description":"Guitarist Brian Setzer employs the Cm6 chord during the verses of this rockabilly hit. Sliding into Cm6 gives the rhythm section a sly, cat-like mystery. It functions as a dramatic harmonic ornament over the descending minor bassline, perfectly capturing the song's retro, film-noir aesthetic and showcasing Setzer's jazz-influenced chord vocabulary.","amazonLink":"4oruACz"},{"number":3,"title":"Django","artist":"Joe Pass","description":"In his tribute to Gypsy jazz pioneer Django Reinhardt, Joe Pass heavily relies on Cm6. This chord serves as the emotional anchor of the elegy. The addition of the natural sixth to the C minor triad evokes a poignant, bittersweet yearning, characteristic of the manouche jazz style where minor sixth chords are preferred over standard minor sevenths.","amazonLink":"4aGYIE8"}],"positions":[{"frets":[-1,3,1,2,1,-1],"fingers":[0,3,1,2,1,0],"barres":[1],"capo":true,"baseFret":1,"midi":[48,51,57,60,67]},{"frets":[-1,1,3,-1,2,3],"fingers":[0,1,3,0,2,4],"baseFret":3,"barres":[],"midi":[48,55,63,69]},{"frets":[2,-1,1,2,2,2],"fingers":[2,0,1,3,3,4],"barres":[2],"baseFret":7,"midi":[48,57,63,67,72]},{"frets":[1,3,3,1,3,1],"fingers":[1,2,3,1,4,1],"barres":[1],"capo":true,"baseFret":8,"midi":[48,55,60,63,69,72]}]}