A6/9 Piano Chord: Notes, Inversions and Fingering (A Six-Nine)

How to play A6/9

Find A just below middle C. That is the root.
Add C#, E, F# and B above it, skipping the keys in between.
Right hand fingering: 1-2-3-4-5, or split the chord between both hands. Left hand: play the root and fifth, and leave the upper notes to the right hand.

Notes

Aroot

C#3 · major third

E5 · perfect fifth

F#6 · major sixth

B9 · ninth

Notes and theory

Aroot

C#3 · major third

E5 · perfect fifth

F#6 · major sixth

B9 · ninth

The 6/9 chord adds both the sixth and the ninth to a major triad: a warm, final-sounding chord used to end jazz and bossa tunes. The formula is 1 3 5 6 9, and you will also see it written as A69.

A6/9 on guitar A6/9 on ukulele

More A chords

All A piano chords

Amajor Amminor A7dominant seventh Am7minor seventh Amaj7major seventh Asus4suspended fourth Asus2suspended second Adimdiminished Aaugaugmented A6major sixth A9dominant ninth Aadd9added ninth Am7b5half-diminished Adim7diminished seventh A7sus4dominant seventh suspended fourth A5power chord Am6minor sixth Am9minor ninth

six-nine chords in every key

C6/9 C#6/9 D6/9 D#6/9 E6/9 F6/9 F#6/9 G6/9 G#6/9 A6/9 A#6/9 B6/9

Questions

What notes are in the A6/9 chord?

A6/9 (A six-nine) is made of five notes: A (root), C# (major third), E (perfect fifth), F# (major sixth) and B (ninth).

How do you play A6/9 on piano?

Play A, C#, E, F# and B together. With the right hand use fingers 1-2-3-4-5, or split the chord between both hands; with the left hand use play the root and fifth, and leave the upper notes to the right hand.

What does a six-nine chord sound like?

The 6/9 chord adds both the sixth and the ninth to a major triad: a warm, final-sounding chord used to end jazz and bossa tunes.