C 6/9 (C6/9)
CRoot
EMaj 3
GPerf 5
AMaj 6
D9
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
C6/9
C 6/9, Open
- Bass
- C, the root
- Root
- C
- Strings
- A D G B e · open
- CRoot
- EM3
- GP5
- AM6
- D9
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 C
What C6/9 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of C major
Other 6/9 chords
Same quality, every root
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How to play it
C6/9
C 6/9, Open
- Bass
- C, the root
- Root
- C
- Strings
- A D G B e · open
- CRoot
- EM3
- GP5
- AM6
- D9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notes04
Where to go next
More C chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of C
What C6/9 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of C major
Other 6/9 chords
Same quality, every root