Why does a minor sixth chord contain a major 6th interval?

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manpreet Tuteehub forum best answer Best Answer 2 years ago

This is something that has always puzzled me. Perhaps I am going about this the wrong way but when I build chords I always build them based on the scale that corresponds to the quality of the chord. For example...

CMaj7 = C-E-G-B ; Same notes that are in the CMaj Scale

Cmin7 = C-E♭-G-B♭ ; Same notes that are in the Cmin Scale

C7 = C-E-G-B♭ ; Same notes that are in the Cmix scale

CM6 = C-E-G-A ; Same notes that are in the CMaj scale

but....

Cm6 = C-E♭-G-A ; Same notes as the c min scale except for A (Should be A♭)

Why does Cm6 have a major 6th interval and why is it not built on the minor">minor scale?

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