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Ebm69 Guitar Chord

A sophisticated minor variant of the sixth ninth chord. A warm, jazzy sound typical of Latin jazz and modern R&B.

Guitar

Strings 2–X–1–3–1–1

How to play the Ebm69 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 2–X–1–3–1–1 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Fret 2 · middle finger
5th string (A) Do not play
4th string (D) Fret 1 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 3 · ring finger
2nd string (B) Fret 1 · index finger
1st string (high E) Fret 1 · index finger

Notation for Ebm69 chord

Other names: Eb minor 6/9

Music theory name: minor sixth ninth chord

Common name: Eb minor 6/9 chord

Intervals and tones in Ebm69 chord

Note Interval
Eb Root
F# Minor 3rd
B Perfect 5th
C Major 6th
F Major 9th

All Variations

Open
2–X–1–3–1–1
Fret 4
X–6–4–5–6–X
Fret 9
11–9–10–10–9–9
Fret 11
X–X–13–11–13–13

More chords with Eb as the root

The same chord type in other keys