How to play the Em6 piano chord

(Basic Em6 piano chord and Inversions of the Em6 piano chord)

• Chord symbol: Em6
• The Em6 chord is a 4-note-chord (a tetrad)
• A minor-sixth chord consists of 4 notes: Root note, Minor third, Fifth, Sixth
• The 4 notes in the Em6 chord are: E – G – B – C#
• A minor-sixth chord can basically be played in root position and 3 inversions (Total of 4 positions): Root note at the bottom, Minor third at the bottom, The fifth at the bottom, Sixth at the bottom.

 

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In these piano chord charts you can see how to play the Em6 piano chord in the 4 positions.

 

 

 

 

More on the Em6 chord

• The Em6 chord can be found as step 1 in the E dorian scale.
• The E dorian scale consists of the notes: E – F# – G – A – B – C# – D – (E)