E♭m6
Minor 6 · E♭ – G♭ – B♭ – C
- E♭R
- G♭m3
- B♭5
- C6
hear it, browse voicings, or tap notes to name any chord
Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the E♭m6 chord
The E♭m6 chord (minor 6) is made up of 4 notes — E♭ is the root, G♭ the minor third, B♭ the perfect fifth and C the major sixth. It takes a minor triad and adds a major sixth, blending minor color with a brighter top note.
On guitar, E♭m6 chords sit higher up the neck: x64546, around the 4th fret. Leave the low E string out and strum the rest. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Minor sixth chords have a wistful, cinematic quality used in jazz and film music.
Common questions
- What notes are in the E♭m6 chord?
- The E♭m6 chord contains the notes E♭, G♭, B♭ and C.
- How do you play E♭m6 on guitar?
- A common shape is x64546. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the E♭m6 chord?
- The E♭m6 chord is built from the root (E♭), a minor third (G♭), a perfect fifth (B♭) and a major sixth (C).
- Is E♭m6 the same as D♯m6?
- Yes — E♭ and D♯ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so E♭m6 and D♯m6 are the same chord. MobileChords spells it E♭m6.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open E♭m6 in the finder to hear it on guitar and piano and browse every playable voicing side by side. Or switch to Name my chord — tap frets or keys and MobileChords identifies the chord you're playing, inversions and slash chords included.