How to play the Eb6 piano chord

(Basic Eb6 piano chord and Inversions of the Eb6 piano chord)

• Chord symbol: Eb6
• The Eb6 chord is a 4-note-chord (a tetrad)
• A sixth chord consists of 4 notes: Root note, Major third, Fifth, Sixth
• The 4 notes in the Eb6 chord are: Eb – G – Bb – C
• A sixth chord can basically be played in root position and 3 inversions (Total of 4 positions): Root note at the bottom, Major 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 Eb6 piano chord in the 4 positions.

 

 

 

 

More on the Eb6 chord

• The Eb6 chord is derived from the Eb major (ionian) scale.
• The Eb major (ionian) scale consists of the notes: Eb – F – G – Ab – Bb – C – D – (Eb)