What notes are in a Eb6 chord?

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

How do you play Eb6 on guitar?

5th String Root Major 6th: x 6 8 8 8 8 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with Eb6?

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

Guitar chord · Major 6th

Eb6 chord (Eb Major 6th)

Sweet, vintage swing and country major 6th chord.

Notes EbGBbC

Formula 1 3 5 6

Shapes 1 on this page

Eb6 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.

5th String Root Major 6th x 6 8 8 8 8

Interactive chord diagram

Eb6 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

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

Eb Major Eb Major Pentatonic Eb Major Blues Eb Lydian Eb Mixolydian Eb Lydian Dominant Eb Half-Whole Diminished Eb Bebop Dominant Eb Lydian #2 Eb Bebop Major Eb Bebop Dorian Eb Mixolydian b2 Eb Ultraphrygian Eb Hungarian Major

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Questions

What notes are in a Eb6 chord?: Eb6 is Eb, G, Bb, C: the 1, 3, 5, 6 of Eb.
How do you play Eb6 on guitar?: 5th String Root Major 6th: x 6 8 8 8 8 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Eb6?: Scales on Eb that contain every note of Eb6: Eb Major, Eb Major Pentatonic, Eb Major Blues, Eb Lydian, Eb Mixolydian, Eb Lydian Dominant.

Major 6th chords in every key

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