Em6 Piano Chord

Em6

E Minor 6th

6th

C#

Min 3rd

G

Root

E

PLAY

E

G

B

D

F

F

A

C

E

E

G

C#

The Notes in a E Minor 6th Chord

The 6th

Finding C# from E step by step:

Start on: E
Step 1: move down to D#
Step 2: move down to D
Step 3: Land on C#

6th

C#

Root

E

1

2

PLAY

D# is a minor second below E.
D is a major 2nd below E.
C# is a minor third below E. The 6th is down a minor third? Confusing, right? The note C# is down 3 half-steps from E, but up 9 half-steps from E:

6th

C#

Root

E

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

PLAY

The Min 3rd

Finding G from E step by step:

Start on: E
Step 1: move up to F
Step 2: move up to F#
Step 3: Land on G

Min 3rd

G

Root

E

1

2

PLAY

F is a minor second above E.
F# is a major 2nd above E.
G is a minor third above E.