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E flat minor sixth (Ebm6) chord on cavaquinho

Notes
E♭G♭B♭C
Formula
1♭356

How to play Ebm6 on cavaquinho

  1. Shape 1 · fret 1

    Ebm6 chord on cavaquinho, shape 1: from fret 1, notes Eb, Gb, Bb, C

  2. Shape 2 · fret 4

    no 5th (B♭)

    Ebm6 chord on cavaquinho, shape 2: from fret 4, notes Eb, Gb, C

  3. Shape 3 · fret 7

    Ebm6 chord on cavaquinho, shape 3: from fret 7, notes Eb, Gb, Bb, C

  4. Shape 4 · fret 1 · barre

    Ebm6 chord on cavaquinho, shape 4: barre at fret 1, notes Eb, Gb, Bb, C

  5. Shape 5 · fret 4

    no 5th (B♭)

    Ebm6 chord on cavaquinho, shape 5: from fret 4, notes Eb, Gb, C

  6. Shape 6 · fret 7

    Ebm6 chord on cavaquinho, shape 6: from fret 7, notes Eb, Gb, Bb, C

Some shapes leave out: 5th (B♭). The caption of each one says what is missing. The 5th is the first to go: it barely changes the sound of the chord.

Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. x = do not play the string, o = open string. The coloured dot is the root (E flat).

Ebm6 inversions on cavaquinho

On the cavaquinho a seventh chord fits whole on the 4 strings, one note on each, and that is how it accompanies in choro. Below are the positions with the root, the 3rd, the 5th and the 7th on the lowest string (in sixth chords the 6th does not go to the bass: that would rename the chord), whenever the position fits the hand.

  1. Root (E♭) in the bassroot position · Ebm6

    E flat minor sixth, Ebm6, 1314E♭m61324E♭B♭CG♭metronotuner.com

  2. 3rd (G♭) in the bass1st inversion · Ebm6/Gb

    E flat minor sixth, Ebm6/Gb, 4311E♭m6/G♭4311G♭B♭CE♭metronotuner.com

  3. 5th (B♭) in the bass2nd inversion · Ebm6/Bb

    E flat minor sixth, Ebm6/Bb, 8-8-7-10E♭m6/B♭72314B♭E♭G♭Cmetronotuner.com

  4. 5th (B♭) in the bass2nd inversion · Ebm6/Bb

    E flat minor sixth, Ebm6/Bb, 8544E♭m6/B♭4421B♭CE♭G♭metronotuner.com

About the minor sixth chord

A minor chord with a major sixth: mysterious, like tango or a film noir. It works as a resting chord in a minor key in jazz and bossa (Dm6) and has the same notes as the half-diminished chord with a different bass (Dm6 = Bm7♭5/D).

Notes and intervals of Ebm6

Ebm6 (E flat minor sixth) is built from 4 notes. Each one fills a degree of the chord:

  • E♭ · 1 · root
  • G♭ · ♭3 · minor third
  • B♭ · 5 · perfect fifth
  • C · 6 · major sixth

Other E flat chords

Minor sixth: other roots

Frequently asked questions

How do you play the Ebm6 chord on cavaquinho?

Ebm6 (E flat minor sixth) has 6 fingerings on this page, from easiest to hardest. Each diagram shows the fingers, the open strings (o) and the strings you do not play (x), and you can hear every shape.

What notes are in Ebm6?

The notes of Ebm6 are E♭, G♭, B♭, C. The formula is 1 · ♭3 · 5 · 6: root, minor third, perfect fifth, major sixth.

What does Ebm6 mean?

Ebm6 is the chord symbol for E flat minor sixth. A minor chord with a major sixth: mysterious, like tango or a film noir. It works as a resting chord in a minor key in jazz and bossa (Dm6) and has the same notes as the half-diminished chord with a different bass (Dm6 = Bm7♭5/D).

Can I play Ebm6 on other instruments?

Yes. Ebm6 also has a page on guitar, on ukulele, with the fingerings for each instrument.

Ebm6 on other instruments

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