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Eb69 Piano Chord

A fresh, optimistic sound without a seventh. Popular in jazz, bossa nova and country. Often used as a final chord instead of a plain major or maj7.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand Eb3 fingers 5
Right hand G4 · C5 · F5 fingers 1–3–5

How to play the Eb69 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play Eb3 with the left hand and G4, C5 and F5 with the right. Suggested fingering is 5 on the left and 1–3–5 on the right (1 is the thumb). The perfect fifth Bb can usually be omitted from an extended chord, keeping the sound clear and the voicing manageable.

Other names for the Eb69 chord

Other names: Eb6/9, Eb sixth ninth

Music theory name: sixth ninth chord

Common name: Eb 6/9 chord

Notes and intervals in the Eb69 chord

Note Interval
Eb Root
G Major 3rd
Bb Perfect 5th
C Major 6th
F Major 9th

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