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Major family

E♭ six-nine chord

E♭6/9

E♭ six-nine

Piano root position

  • Root
  • 3
  • 5
  • 6
  • 9

Guitar standard tuning

Barre · fret 5

Lay your index flat across strings 4 to 3 at fret 5.

E×ADGBe56789Barre at fret 5E♭GCFB♭

Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little

Notation treble clef

𝄞♭♭

Intervals

12 semitones
  1. E♭1
  2. ♭2
  3. F9
  4. ♭3
  5. G3
  6. 4
  7. ♭5
  8. B♭5
  9. ♯5
  10. C6
  11. ♭7
  12. 7
  • E♭ Root
  • G Major 3rd
  • B♭ Perfect 5th
  • C Major 6th
  • F Major 9th

About this chord

What is an E♭ six-nine chord?

E♭6/9 is built from 5 notes: E♭ (the root), G (the 3), B♭ (the 5), C (the 6), F (the 9). Warm and floating, a favourite final chord in jazz and bossa nova.

Notes
E♭ · G · B♭ · C · F
Formula
1 · 3 · 5 · 6 · 9
Also written
E♭69
Found in
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