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E♭m6 (also written D♯m6) is a minor sixth chord made of 4 notes: E♭, G♭, B♭, C. It sounds bittersweet, a little mysterious, and you hear it in gypsy jazz, film music and minor-key endings. It is the i chord of E♭ minor and turns up in 5 other keys.
The library above opens on E♭m6 with 14 shapes up and down the neck. Tap a shape to hear it, or play it one string at a time.
| Note | Degree | Interval from E♭ | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| E♭ | 1 | root | 0 |
| G♭ | ♭3 | minor third | 3 |
| B♭ | 5 | perfect fifth | 7 |
| C | 6 | major sixth | 9 |
Formula: 1 – ♭3 – 5 – 6. On guitar the 5th is often left out of the bigger shapes without changing the chord. With the other spelling, D♯m6 is D♯, F♯, A♯, B♯: the same sounds under different names.
xx1312x645xxxxx878(11)9(10)xxxxx(13)(11)(13)xxx(13)(15)(13)(14)The fret 1 shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 7th fret (xxx878): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
E♭m6 belongs to 6 keys: ii in D♭ major, vi in F♯ major, iii in B major, i in E♭ minor, v in G♯ minor, iv in B♭ minor. In E♭ minor, try i–VI–III–VII: E♭m6 – C♭ – G♭ – D♭.
E♭, G♭, B♭, C: the root, minor third, fifth, sixth.
Fret 1: xx1312 (low string first), rated Easy.
E♭m6 has C where E♭m7 has D♭. E♭m6 sounds bittersweet, a little mysterious; E♭m7 sounds soft and mellow, a minor chord with the edge taken off.
No. The easiest shape is rated Easy and needs 4 fingers.