Ebm6 chord

Ebm6 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.

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Description and theory

Ebm6 is equivalent to D sharp minor 6th. It's usually played as a movable shape.

Chord structure

The chord consists of four notes. The notes represent the root, minor third, perfect fifth and major sixth. Notice that the fifth is sometimes omitted.

Chord name

Ebm6 is an abbreviation for E flat minor sixth. A less common abbreviation is Ebmin6. A third system is the minus symbol: Eb-6.

Notes

The notes that the Ebm6 chord consists of are Eb, Gb, Bb and C.

Try it in a chord progression

Dbmaj7 - Ebm6 - Ab7

Inversions

1st inversion: Ebm6/Gb (means that Gb is the bass note).
2nd inversion: Ebm6/Bb (means that Bb is the bass note).
3rd inversion: Ebm6/C (means that C is the bass note).

Omissions

Ebm6(no5) is an Eb minor 6th with no fifth (Bb).


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