E6b5/A Guitar Chord

The E over A is a major chord. Explore fingerings, progressions, and theory analysis below.

Finger Positions

Major
E6b5/A diagram
Root Note E
Name E over A
Intervals 1P-3M-5P-6M-11A
Relative Minor C#m
Notes A, E, G#, B, C#, A#
Aliases EM6#11, EM6b5, E6#11, E6b5

Common Progressions Popular patterns using E

I-V-vi-IV

E → B → C#m → A

vi-IV-I-V

C#m → A → E → B

Diatonic Family (Triads)

E F#m G#m A B C#m D#dim

Diatonic Family (7ths)

Emaj7 F#m7 G#m7 Amaj7 B7 C#m7 D#m7b5

Scale Compatibility

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Lydian Lydian Dominant Hungarian Major Lydian #9 Ichikosucho Half-Whole Diminished Composite Blues Chromatic

* 8 scales found containing the notes A, E, G#, B, C#, A#.

Audio & MIDI Analysis

MIDI Numbers 69, 64, 68, 71, 61, 70
Frequencies (Hz)

440, 329.6275569128699, 415.3046975799451, 493.8833012561241, 277.1826309768721, 466.1637615180899