Also C#m7♭5

Em6 (E minor 6th): E G B C#. Formula 1 ♭3 5 6. Also C#m7♭5. A minor triad with a major 6th: dark with a touch of colour, typical of minor jazz and bossa nova.

Made of4

Notes4

Contains & part of20

Scales that contain it20

Inversions4

  • Em6

    Root position · E G B C#

  • Em6/G

    1st inversion · G B C# E

  • Em6/B

    2nd inversion · B C# E G

  • Em6/C#

    3rd inversion · C# E G B

Relatives4

Same notes, other names1

Type1

Genres that use it2

Where it goes14

One small move away13

Its dominant1