Scales to Play Over C#m6

Every chord is a subset of several scales: any scale that contains all of a chord's tones fits over it. Pick a chord to see the matching scales from its own root, the major keys the chord belongs to, and full fretboard diagrams for every scale on guitar.

A C#m6 chord contains the notes C# – E – G# – A#. Any scale that includes every one of those 4 tones fits over it — from the root C#, that means C# Melodic Minor, C# Rock 'n' Roll, C# Dorian, C# Dorian Bebop, C# Half Whole Diminished and C# Gypsy Major. Start with the first scale listed: it is the most common choice, and the others color the same chord tones differently.

C#m6 is also diatonic to one major key: B major (relative minor G#m). In a song from one of those keys you can also solo with the key's own major scale or its relative minor pentatonic across the whole progression, not just this chord.