E♭m6 chord on piano
Eb minor 6th: E♭ · G♭ · B♭ · C. It sounds bittersweet: minor with one bright note that will not settle.
NotesE♭ G♭ B♭ C
Built fromroot + minor 3rd + perfect 5th + major 6th
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On the keyboard
Fingering
Right hand, root position: E♭ — finger 1 · G♭ — finger 2 · B♭ — finger 3 · C — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)
Inversions
The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:
- RootE♭ – G♭ – B♭ – C
- 1stG♭ – B♭ – C – E♭
- 2ndB♭ – C – E♭ – G♭
- 3rdC – E♭ – G♭ – B♭
Songs that use E♭m6
ChopinNocturne Op. 9 No. 1
Bb minor · Advanced
ChopinWaltz Op. 64 No. 2
C# minor · Advanced
LisztConsolation No. 3
Db major · Advanced
SchubertTrio in E flat (2nd mvt)
C minor · Intermediate
SchumannDes Abends
Db major · Advanced
ChopinGrande Valse Brillante
Eb major · Advanced