D 6/9 (D6/9)
DRoot
F♯Maj 3
APerf 5
BMaj 6
E9
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
D6/9
D 6/9, Open
- Bass
- D, the root
- Root
- D
- Strings
- A D G B e · 2nd fret
- DRoot
- F♯M3
- AP5
- BM6
- E9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notesWhy a 6/9 chord sounds the way it does
D+4 fretsF♯+3 fretsA+2 fretsB+5 fretsE
Stacked from 4 intervals.
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Where to go next
More D chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of D
What D6/9 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
D6/9
D 6/9, Open
- Bass
- D, the root
- Root
- D
- Strings
- A D G B e · 2nd fret
- DRoot
- F♯M3
- AP5
- BM6
- E9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notes04
Where to go next
More D chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of D
What D6/9 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of D major
Other 6/9 chords
Same quality, every root