B6/9 Piano Chord: Notes, Inversions and Fingering (B Six-Nine)

How to play B6/9

Find B just below middle C. That is the root.
Add D#, F#, G# and C# 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

Broot

D#3 · major third

F#5 · perfect fifth

G#6 · major sixth

C#9 · ninth

Notes and theory

Broot

D#3 · major third

F#5 · perfect fifth

G#6 · major sixth

C#9 · 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 B69.

B6/9 on guitar B6/9 on ukulele

More B chords

All B piano chords

Bmajor Bmminor B7dominant seventh Bm7minor seventh Bmaj7major seventh Bsus4suspended fourth Bsus2suspended second Bdimdiminished Baugaugmented B6major sixth B9dominant ninth Badd9added ninth Bm7b5half-diminished Bdim7diminished seventh B7sus4dominant seventh suspended fourth B5power chord Bm6minor sixth Bm9minor 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 B6/9 chord?

B6/9 (B six-nine) is made of five notes: B (root), D# (major third), F# (perfect fifth), G# (major sixth) and C# (ninth).

How do you play B6/9 on piano?

Play B, D#, F#, G# and C# 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.