C#6/9 Piano Chord: Notes, Inversions and Fingering (C Sharp Six-Nine)

How to play C#6/9

Find C# at or above middle C. That is the root.
Add F, 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

C#root

F3 · major third

G#5 · perfect fifth

A#6 · major sixth

D#9 · ninth

Notes and theory

C#root

F3 · major third

G#5 · perfect fifth

A#6 · major sixth

D#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 C#69. Strictly by music theory the notes are spelled C#, E#, G#, A# and D#; E# is the same key as F.

C#6/9 on guitar C#6/9 on ukulele

More C# chords

All C# piano chords

C#major C#mminor C#7dominant seventh C#m7minor seventh C#maj7major seventh C#sus4suspended fourth C#sus2suspended second C#dimdiminished C#augaugmented C#6major sixth C#9dominant ninth C#add9added ninth C#m7b5half-diminished C#dim7diminished seventh C#7sus4dominant seventh suspended fourth C#5power chord C#m6minor sixth C#m9minor 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 C#6/9 chord?

C#6/9 (C sharp six-nine) is made of five notes: C# (root), F (major third), G# (perfect fifth), A# (major sixth) and D# (ninth).

How do you play C#6/9 on piano?

Play C#, F, 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.