G 6/9 (G6/9)
GRoot
BMaj 3
DPerf 5
EMaj 6
A9
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
G6/9
G 6/9, 1fr
- Bass
- G, the root
- Root
- G
- Strings
- E A D G B e · open
- GRoot
- BM3
- DP5
- EM6
- A9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notesWhy a 6/9 chord sounds the way it does
G+4 fretsB+3 fretsD+2 fretsE+5 fretsA
Stacked from 4 intervals.
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Where to go next
More G chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of G
What G6/9 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of G major
Other 6/9 chords
Same quality, every root
03
How to play it
G6/9
G 6/9, 1fr
- Bass
- G, the root
- Root
- G
- Strings
- E A D G B e · open
- GRoot
- BM3
- DP5
- EM6
- A9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notes04
Where to go next
More G chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of G
What G6/9 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of G major
Other 6/9 chords
Same quality, every root