E flat minor sixth (Ebm6) chord on guitar
- Notes
- E♭G♭B♭C
- Formula
- 1♭356
How to play Ebm6 on guitar
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Shape 1 · fret 1
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Shape 2 · fret 4 · barre
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Shape 3 · fret 9 · barre
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Shape 4 · fret 6 · barre
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). The same shapes work on acoustic, classical and electric guitar.
Ebm6 inversions on guitar
The same Ebm6 with another chord note in the bass (the lowest note that sounds). The notes stay the same, but the colour changes, and the bass line can move by step from one chord to the next. In a chord symbol, the bass comes after the slash.
3rd (G♭) in the bass1st inversion · Ebm6/Gb
3rd (G♭) in the bass1st inversion · Ebm6/Gb
5th (B♭) in the bass2nd inversion · Ebm6/Bb
5th (B♭) in the bass2nd inversion · Ebm6/Bb
Jazz voicings
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
- Eb
- Ebm
- Eb7
- Eb7M
- Ebm7
- Ebm7(b5)
- Eb°
- Eb°7
- Eb+
- Ebsus2
- Ebsus4
- Eb7sus4
- Eb5
- Ebadd9
- Eb6
- Ebm6
- Eb9
- Ebm(add9)
- Ebm9
- Eb7M(9)
- Ebm(7M)
- Eb7M(#5)
- Eb7(b9)
- Eb6(9)
- Ebm6(9)
- Eb11
- Ebm11
- Eb13
- Ebm13
- Eb7(#9)
- Eb7(#11)
- Eb7(b13)
- Eb7(#5)
- Eb7M(#11)
- Eb9sus4
Minor sixth: other roots
Frequently asked questions
How do you play the Ebm6 chord on guitar?
Ebm6 (E flat minor sixth) has 4 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 ukulele, on cavaquinho, with the fingerings for each instrument.