D6/9 Piano Chord: Notes, Inversions and Fingering (D Six-Nine)

How to play D6/9

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

Droot

F#3 · major third

A5 · perfect fifth

B6 · major sixth

E9 · ninth

Notes and theory

Droot

F#3 · major third

A5 · perfect fifth

B6 · major sixth

E9 · 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 D69.

D6/9 on guitar D6/9 on ukulele

More D chords

All D piano chords

Dmajor Dmminor D7dominant seventh Dm7minor seventh Dmaj7major seventh Dsus4suspended fourth Dsus2suspended second Ddimdiminished Daugaugmented D6major sixth D9dominant ninth Dadd9added ninth Dm7b5half-diminished Ddim7diminished seventh D7sus4dominant seventh suspended fourth D5power chord Dm6minor sixth Dm9minor 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 D6/9 chord?

D6/9 (D six-nine) is made of five notes: D (root), F# (major third), A (perfect fifth), B (major sixth) and E (ninth).

How do you play D6/9 on piano?

Play D, F#, A, B and E 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.