Em6 chord on piano
E 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 Em6
TchaikovskyDance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
E minor · Advanced
ChopinWaltz Op. 69 No. 2
B minor · Advanced
J.S. BachSinfonia No. 3 in D Major (3-part Inventio
D major · Advanced
J.S. BachInvention No 4 in D minor BWV 775
D minor · Beginner
J.S. BachFugue in C-Major (from Toccata Adagio and Fugue
C major · Advanced
J.S. BachDouble Violin Concerto for Piano
D minor · Advanced