E♭ minor 6 chordE♭m6

Built from

• E♭root
• G♭minor 3rd
• B♭5th
• C6th

A bright major 6th on top of a dark minor chord gives it an uneasy, cinematic edge.

Hear it in a progression

• Epic minor

  Film scores and stadium anthems. In E♭ minor.

  Capo and transpose

  1. E♭m6i
  2. C♭VI
  3. G♭III
  4. D♭VII

• Minor cadence

  Dark, then a strong pull home. In E♭ minor.

  Capo and transpose

  1. E♭m6i
  2. A♭miv
  3. B♭7V7
  4. E♭m6i

• Andalusian cadence

  Flamenco and surf rock, stepping down. In E♭ minor.

  Capo and transpose

  1. E♭m6i
  2. D♭VII
  3. C♭VI
  4. B♭V

Where it goes next

Thinking in E♭ minor, where it is the i chord.

• C♭

  VI. Opens up into something bittersweet.

• A♭m

  iv. Goes darker still.

• D♭

  VII. Steps down: a rock and folk staple.

• G♭

  III. Brightens into the relative major.

Sounds close

• Cm7

  Shares 3 of its notes. Both have E♭, B♭ and C.

• Cdim7

  Shares 3 of its notes. Both have E♭, G♭ and C.

• A♭7

  Shares 3 of its notes. Both have E♭, G♭ and C.

• Bmaj7

  Shares 3 of its notes. Both have E♭, G♭ and B♭.

Scales that fit

Notes you can play over this chord, simplest first.

• E♭ dorian

Keys it lives in

• E♭ minoras i
• G♯ minoras v
• B♭ minoras iv
• F♯ majoras vi
• D♭ majoras ii
• B majoras iii