B 6/9 (B6/9)
BRoot
D♯Maj 3
F♯Perf 5
G♯Maj 6
C♯9
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
B6/9
B 6/9, 1fr
- Bass
- B, the root
- Root
- B
- Strings
- A D G B e · 1st fret
- BRoot
- D♯M3
- F♯P5
- G♯M6
- C♯9
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 B6/9 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
B6/9
B 6/9, 1fr
- Bass
- B, the root
- Root
- B
- Strings
- A D G B e · 1st fret
- BRoot
- D♯M3
- F♯P5
- G♯M6
- C♯9
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 B6/9 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of B major
Other 6/9 chords
Same quality, every root