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E♭6 chord

E♭ major 6th. The notes are E♭, G, B♭ and C. Also written D♯6. Six ways to play it are below the neck.

E♭6Major 6th
E♭ · G · C · GR 3 6also
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Ways to play E♭6

Open position first, then up the neck. Tap a shape to put it on the fretboard above and hear it. The numbers are fingers (1 is your index), × means leave that string out, and ○ means let it ring open.

What's in E♭6

A major 6th chord adds the 6th to a major triad: E♭6 is E♭, G, B♭, C. Those are the same notes as Cm7, so the name depends on which note is in the bass and what the music around it is doing.

NoteFormulaInterval from E♭
E♭1Root
G3Major 3rd
B♭5Perfect 5th
C6Major 6th

Sweet and a little vintage. It is a common last chord in swing, and the major-to-6th shuffle is a rock and roll rhythm part all by itself.

Keys that use E♭6

Every major and minor key whose scale contains all of E♭, G, B♭ and C, and the chord's Roman numeral in each.

KeyE♭6 is the
E♭ majorI6
B♭ majorIV6
A♭ majorV6
G minorVI6
C minorIII6
F minorVII6

Progressions to try

ii–V–I6 in E♭ major

  1. Fm
  2. B♭7
  3. E♭6

Ending on a 6th chord is a swing-era sound, sweeter than a maj7.

I–I6 in E♭ major

  1. E♭
  2. E♭6

Alternating a major chord with its 6th, the shuffle pattern behind a lot of early rock and roll.

Other chords on E♭:

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