How to play the Ebm6 piano chord

(Basic Ebm6 piano chord and Inversions of the Ebm6 piano chord)

  • Chord symbol: Ebm6
  • The Ebm6 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 Ebm6 chord are: Eb – Gb – Bb – 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.

 

In these piano chord charts you can see how to play the Ebm6 piano chord in the 4 positions.

Ebm6 Piano Chord. Root position (Root note at the bottom)
Ebm6 Piano Chord. Root position (Root note at the bottom)

 

Ebm6 Piano Chord. 1st. Inversion (Minor third at the bottom)
Ebm6 Piano Chord. 1st. Inversion (Minor third at the bottom)

 

Ebm6 Piano Chord. 2nd. Inversion (Fifth at the bottom)
Ebm6 Piano Chord. 2nd. Inversion (Fifth at the bottom)

 

Ebm6 Piano Chord. 3rd. Inversion (Sixth at the bottom)
Ebm6 Piano Chord. 3rd. Inversion (Sixth at the bottom)

 

More on the Ebm6 chord

  • The Ebm6 chord can be found as step 1 in the Eb dorian scale.
  • The Eb dorian scale consists of the notes: Eb – F – Gb – Ab – Bb – C – Db – (Eb)