Eb6 piano chord — the keys, the inversions, the theory

Eb6 is a sixth chord built from Eb, G, Bb, C. Below: the keys to press, every inversion with its own diagram, the intervals it is made of, the keys whose scale contains it, and a progression that actually uses it. Press any diagram to hear it.

Eb6

Eb · G · Bb · C

Piano keyboardC4C5

Semitones above the root: 0 – 4 – 7 – 9

A major third at the bottom is what makes this bright and settled.

Inversions of Eb6

  • Root position

    Eb · G · Bb · C · bass Eb

  • Inversion 1

    G · Bb · C · Eb · bass G

  • Inversion 2

    Bb · C · Eb · G · bass Bb

  • Inversion 3

    C · Eb · G · Bb · bass C

Same chord, different note at the bottom. Press a diagram to hear it — inversions are how you move between chords without jumping your hand across the keyboard.

Keys that contain Eb6

  • AbV
  • EbI
  • BbIV

In Ab it does this job: I – V – vi – IV

  1. Ab
  2. Eb6
  3. Fm
  4. Db

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