B♭ 6/9 (B♭6/9)
B♭Root
DMaj 3
FPerf 5
GMaj 6
C9
Lush and bright. Combines 6 and add9. Very common in jazz as a substitute for major 7th chord.
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How to play it
B♭6/9
B♭ 6/9, Open
- Bass
- B♭, the root
- Root
- B♭
- Strings
- A D G B e · open
- B♭Root
- DM3
- FP5
- GM6
- C9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notesWhy a 6/9 chord sounds the way it does
B♭+4 fretsD+3 fretsF+2 fretsG+5 fretsC
Stacked from 4 intervals.
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Where to go next
More B♭ chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of B♭
What B♭6/9 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of B♭ major
Other 6/9 chords
Same quality, every root
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How to play it
B♭6/9
B♭ 6/9, Open
- Bass
- B♭, the root
- Root
- B♭
- Strings
- A D G B e · open
- B♭Root
- DM3
- FP5
- GM6
- C9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notes04
Where to go next
More B♭ chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of B♭
What B♭6/9 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of B♭ major
Other 6/9 chords
Same quality, every root