Arpeggio · E♭m6 · Guitar
The E♭m6 arpeggio is E♭ – G♭ – B♭ – C — chord tones 1 ♭3 5 6. E♭m6 is a minor tonic with a Dorian colour, or a rootless 9th of a dominant a fourth below; its sound is minor but bright. Below, every E♭, G♭, B♭, C on the fretboard is marked, with the root in gold. Press play to hear a one-octave arpeggio, or tap any note.
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Play loops the arpeggio up and down one octave (switch Loop off for a single pass) in the position starting at fret 6. Tap any marked note to hear it. “Show” switches or combines the fretboard and keyboard; “Sound” picks the instrument you hear. Audio is synthesized in the browser.
Reference
| Chord tone | Note | Interval from E♭ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | E♭ | unison (0 semitones) |
| ♭3 | G♭ | minor 3rd (3 semitones) |
| 5 | B♭ | perfect 5th (7 semitones) |
| 6 | C | major 6th (9 semitones) |
Goes with: E♭ Melodic minor (E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C D). Voicings: E♭m6 voicings on guitar.
Common questions
E♭ – G♭ – B♭ – C. As chord tones: 1 ♭3 5 6. Played one after another instead of together, that is the arpeggio.
E♭m6 is a minor tonic with a Dorian colour, or a rootless 9th of a dominant a fourth below. Its character is minor but bright.
E♭ Melodic minor (E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C D) — the arpeggio is the skeleton of that scale, so practise them together.
Start on the root E♭ on the A string at fret 6 and play A-string fret 6, A-string fret 9, D-string fret 8, D-string fret 10, G-string fret 8. Then play it descending, then in eighth notes with a metronome, then over the a minor tonic with a Dorian colour.
Keep going
Same arpeggio on piano · Minor 6th hub · chord-scale theory.
Other arpeggios from E♭