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E♭ minor 6th (E♭m6)

E♭Root
G♭min 3
B♭Perf 5
CMaj 6

Bittersweet. Minor triad with added 6th. Common in jazz and Latin music for sophisticated minor harmony.

Notes
E♭G♭B♭C
Formula
1 · ♭3 · 5 · 6
Type
Added-tone chord
03

How to play it

EADGBe1131212345

E♭m6/B♭

E♭ minor 6th, 1fr

Bass
B♭, the 5th
Root
E♭
Strings
A D G B e · 1st fret
  • E♭Root
  • G♭m3
  • B♭P5
  • CM6

Up the neck

6 voicings, same four notes

Why a minor 6th chord sounds the way it does

E♭+3 fretsG♭+4 fretsB♭+2 fretsC

Stacked from 3 intervals.

04

Where to go next

More E♭ chords

Same root, other colours

E♭m7E♭m9E♭mM7E♭m11

Chords in the key of D♯ minor

What E♭m6 usually sits next to

i · D♯mii° · E♯°III · F♯iv · G♯mv · A♯mVI · BVII · C♯

Close relatives

Relatives of D♯ minor

  • F♯Relative major of D♯ minor
  • E♭Parallel major, raise the 3rd

Other m6 chords

Same quality, every root

Cm6C♯m6Dm6E♭m6Em6Fm6F♯m6Gm6A♭m6Am6B♭m6Bm6
01

Root

E♭
02

Quality

m6

A triad plus one colour note, no 7th. Softer than a 7th.

Alterations need a 7th chord. Try E♭7 →

Why a minor 6th chord sounds the way it does

E♭+3 fretsG♭+4 fretsB♭+2 fretsC

Stacked from 3 intervals.

03

How to play it

EADGBe1131212345

E♭m6/B♭

E♭ minor 6th, 1fr

Bass
B♭, the 5th
Root
E♭
Strings
A D G B e · 1st fret
  • E♭Root
  • G♭m3
  • B♭P5
  • CM6

Up the neck

6 voicings, same four notes
04

Where to go next

More E♭ chords

Same root, other colours

E♭m7E♭m9E♭mM7E♭m11

Chords in the key of D♯ minor

What E♭m6 usually sits next to

i · D♯mii° · E♯°III · F♯iv · G♯mv · A♯mVI · BVII · C♯

Close relatives

Relatives of D♯ minor

  • F♯Relative major of D♯ minor
  • E♭Parallel major, raise the 3rd

Other m6 chords

Same quality, every root

Cm6C♯m6Dm6E♭m6Em6Fm6F♯m6Gm6A♭m6Am6B♭m6Bm6
E♭ minor 6th