What notes are in a Eb6/9 chord?

Eb6/9 is Eb, G, Bb, C, F: the 1, 3, 5, 6, 9 of Eb.

How do you play Eb6/9 on guitar?

6th String Root: 11 10 10 10 11 11; 5th String Root: x 6 5 5 6 6; 4th String Root: x x 1 0 1 1 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with Eb6/9?

Scales on Eb that contain every note of Eb6/9: Eb Major, Eb Major Pentatonic, Eb Major Blues, Eb Lydian, Eb Mixolydian, Eb Lydian Dominant.

Guitar chord · Major 6/9

Eb6/9 chord (Eb Major 6/9)

Major triad with the 6th and the 9th and no 7th: open and smooth.

Notes EbGBbCF

Formula 1 3 5 6 9

Shapes 3 on this page

Eb6/9 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, Eb.

6th String Root 11 10 10 10 11 11

5th String Root x 6 5 5 6 6

4th String Root x x 1 0 1 1

Interactive chord diagram

Eb6/9 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕ ✕

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Scales to play over Eb6/9

These scales start on Eb and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Eb6/9 is the chord of the moment.

Eb Major Eb Major Pentatonic Eb Major Blues Eb Lydian Eb Mixolydian Eb Lydian Dominant Eb Bebop Dominant Eb Bebop Major Eb Bebop Dorian

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Questions

What notes are in a Eb6/9 chord?: Eb6/9 is Eb, G, Bb, C, F: the 1, 3, 5, 6, 9 of Eb.
How do you play Eb6/9 on guitar?: 6th String Root: 11 10 10 10 11 11; 5th String Root: x 6 5 5 6 6; 4th String Root: x x 1 0 1 1 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Eb6/9?: Scales on Eb that contain every note of Eb6/9: Eb Major, Eb Major Pentatonic, Eb Major Blues, Eb Lydian, Eb Mixolydian, Eb Lydian Dominant.

Major 6/9 chords in every key

C6/9 C#6/9 D6/9 Eb6/9 E6/9 F6/9 F#6/9 G6/9 Ab6/9 A6/9 Bb6/9 B6/9