A 6/9 (A6/9)
ARoot
C♯Maj 3
EPerf 5
F♯Maj 6
B9
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
A6/9
A 6/9, Open
- Bass
- A, the root
- Root
- A
- Strings
- A D G B e · open
- ARoot
- C♯M3
- EP5
- F♯M6
- B9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notesWhy a 6/9 chord sounds the way it does
A+4 fretsC♯+3 fretsE+2 fretsF♯+5 fretsB
Stacked from 4 intervals.
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Where to go next
More A chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of A
What A6/9 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of A major
Other 6/9 chords
Same quality, every root
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How to play it
A6/9
A 6/9, Open
- Bass
- A, the root
- Root
- A
- Strings
- A D G B e · open
- ARoot
- C♯M3
- EP5
- F♯M6
- B9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notes04
Where to go next
More A chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of A
What A6/9 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of A major
Other 6/9 chords
Same quality, every root