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Guitar chord · Minor 6/9

Ebm6/9 chord (Eb Minor 6/9)

Minor triad with the 6th and the 9th: a stable minor sound that suggests the Dorian mode.

Notes EbGbBbCF
Formula 1 ♭3 5 6 9
Shapes 3 on this page

Ebm6/9 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 x 10 11 11 13
5th String Root x 6 4 5 6 6
4th String Root x x 13 11 13 13

Interactive chord diagram

Ebm6/9 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 ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over Ebm6/9

These scales start on Eb and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Ebm6/9 is the chord of the moment.

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Questions

What notes are in a Ebm6/9 chord?
Ebm6/9 is Eb, Gb, Bb, C, F: the 1, ♭3, 5, 6, 9 of Eb.
How do you play Ebm6/9 on guitar?
6th String Root: 11 x 10 11 11 13; 5th String Root: x 6 4 5 6 6; 4th String Root: x x 13 11 13 13 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Ebm6/9?
Scales on Eb that contain every note of Ebm6/9: Eb Major Blues, Eb Dorian, Eb Melodic Minor, Eb Ukrainian Dorian, Eb Lydian b3, Eb Bebop Dorian.

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