In every key
The same shape, moved. The symbols below are spelled the way the app spells them, which is the spelling the chord's own scale asks for rather than whichever accidental is easier to type.
- Cm6
- Dbm6
- Dm6
- Ebm6
- Em6
- Fm6
- F#m6
- Gm6
- Abm6
- Am6
- Bbm6
- Bm6
Voicings
Written in C, because that is the key the encyclopedia authors them in; every one transposes unchanged.
Root Position
C · Eb · G · A
beginner
Drop-2
G · C · Eb · A
intermediate
Rootless Spread (b3-5-6-9)
Eb · G · D · A
advanced
Bill Evans / Fred Hersch dorian color — rootless m6/9 spread over an octave
Drop-3 Root Position
Eb · C · G · A
advanced
LH Eb low alone; RH 1-3-5 on C-G-A. Pedal the wide spread.
Where it turns up
Classic bebop minor sound. Common as i6 in minor keys, or as plagal sub for Bbmaj7. Bill Evans favorite.
Commonly swapped with
- Cm7
- F9
- Bbmaj7