C6/9 Piano Chord: Notes, Inversions and Fingering (C Six-Nine)

How to play C6/9

Find C at or above middle C. That is the root.
Add E, G, A and D 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

Croot

E3 · major third

G5 · perfect fifth

A6 · major sixth

D9 · ninth

Notes and theory

Croot

E3 · major third

G5 · perfect fifth

A6 · major sixth

D9 · 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 C69.

C6/9 on guitar C6/9 on ukulele

More C chords

All C piano chords

Cmajor Cmminor C7dominant seventh Cm7minor seventh Cmaj7major seventh Csus4suspended fourth Csus2suspended second Cdimdiminished Caugaugmented C6major sixth C9dominant ninth Cadd9added ninth Cm7b5half-diminished Cdim7diminished seventh C7sus4dominant seventh suspended fourth C5power chord Cm6minor sixth Cm9minor 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 C6/9 chord?

C6/9 (C six-nine) is made of five notes: C (root), E (major third), G (perfect fifth), A (major sixth) and D (ninth).

How do you play C6/9 on piano?

Play C, E, G, A and D 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.