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E♭ Minor 6/9

Notes: E♭ – G♭ – B♭ – C – F

The E♭ Minor 6/9 chord is a five-note chord made up of E♭, G♭, B♭, C, and F.

E♭ Minor 6/9 chord: E♭, G♭, B♭, C, F

It is built from a root, minor third, perfect fifth, major sixth, and major ninth.

D♯ Minor 6/9
This is the same chord as D♯ Minor 6/9: the same keys on the keyboard, spelled with sharps.

Construction

E♭ Minor 6/9 = Root + Minor 3rd + Perfect 5th + Major 6th + Major 2nd = E♭, G♭, B♭, C, F
NoteIntervalDegree
E♭Root1
G♭Minor 3rd♭3
B♭Perfect 5th5
CMajor 6th6
FMajor 2nd2

E♭ Minor 6/9 : Frequently Asked Questions

What is the E♭ Minor 6/9 chord on piano?
The E♭ Minor 6/9 chord contains the notes E♭ – G♭ – B♭ – C – F. On piano, play these notes together to sound the chord.
What notes are in the Eb Minor 6/9 chord?
The Eb Minor 6/9 chord (Ebm6/9) contains 5 notes: Eb, Gb, Bb, C, F. Formula: R-m3-P5-M6-M9.
How is Ebm6/9 used in music?
Ebm6/9 appears in jazz and neo-soul.
What is the scale degree formula?
Ebm6/9 uses scale degrees 1-b3-5-6-9.

References & Further Reading

The note names, intervals, fingering, and harmony on this chord page are grounded in the following sources. Public domain treatises and scores are linked to their full text; primary data is piano.org's own interval-derived reference dataset, maintained by hand and corrected on the record, with no fixed publication date. Whether this particular entry has been reviewed by a person is stated in the maintained-by note above, not assumed here.

  1. 1

    Riemann, Hugo(1896)

    Harmony Simplified (English translation)

    Public domain treatise
  2. 2

    George Grove (ed.)(1900)

    A Dictionary of Music and Musicians

    Public domain treatise
  3. 3

    Chopin, Frédéric(1839)

    Prelude in E♭ major, Op. 28 No. 19

    Public domain score
  4. 4

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