E6/9 Piano Chord: Notes, Inversions and Fingering (E Six-Nine)

How to play E6/9

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

Eroot

G#3 · major third

B5 · perfect fifth

C#6 · major sixth

F#9 · ninth

Notes and theory

Eroot

G#3 · major third

B5 · perfect fifth

C#6 · major sixth

F#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 E69.

E6/9 on guitar E6/9 on ukulele

More E chords

All E piano chords

Emajor Emminor E7dominant seventh Em7minor seventh Emaj7major seventh Esus4suspended fourth Esus2suspended second Edimdiminished Eaugaugmented E6major sixth E9dominant ninth Eadd9added ninth Em7b5half-diminished Edim7diminished seventh E7sus4dominant seventh suspended fourth E5power chord Em6minor sixth Em9minor 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 E6/9 chord?

E6/9 (E six-nine) is made of five notes: E (root), G# (major third), B (perfect fifth), C# (major sixth) and F# (ninth).

How do you play E6/9 on piano?

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