C♯ 6/9 (C♯6/9)
C♯Root
E♯Maj 3
G♯Perf 5
A♯Maj 6
D♯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
C♯6/9
C♯ 6/9, 1fr
- Bass
- C♯, the root
- Root
- C♯
- Strings
- A D G B e · 1st fret
- C♯Root
- E♯M3
- G♯P5
- A♯M6
- D♯9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notesWhy a 6/9 chord sounds the way it does
C♯+4 fretsE♯+3 fretsG♯+2 fretsA♯+5 fretsD♯
Stacked from 4 intervals.
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Where to go next
More C♯ chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of D♭
What C♯6/9 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of D♭ major
Other 6/9 chords
Same quality, every root
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How to play it
C♯6/9
C♯ 6/9, 1fr
- Bass
- C♯, the root
- Root
- C♯
- Strings
- A D G B e · 1st fret
- C♯Root
- E♯M3
- G♯P5
- A♯M6
- D♯9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notes04
Where to go next
More C♯ chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of D♭
What C♯6/9 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of D♭ major
Other 6/9 chords
Same quality, every root