C#6 piano chord — the keys, the inversions, the theory
C#6 is a sixth chord built from C#, E#, G#, A#. Below: the keys to press, every inversion with its own diagram, the intervals it is made of, the keys whose scale contains it, and a progression that actually uses it. Press any diagram to hear it.
C#6
C# · E# · G# · A#
Semitones above the root: 0 – 4 – 7 – 9
A major third at the bottom is what makes this bright and settled.
Inversions of C#6
Root position
C# · E# · G# · A# · bass C#
Inversion 1
E# · G# · A# · C# · bass E#
Inversion 2
G# · A# · C# · E# · bass G#
Inversion 3
A# · C# · E# · G# · bass A#
Same chord, different note at the bottom. Press a diagram to hear it — inversions are how you move between chords without jumping your hand across the keyboard.
Keys that contain C#6
- F#V
- DbI
- AbIV
In F# it does this job: I – V – vi – IV
- F#
- C#6
- D#m
- B