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D6/9 chord on ukulele

D Six-Nine. Notes: D, F#, A, B and E.

D6/9 ukulele chord diagram, barre at fret 21A53E91F#31B6AEF#B
Barre at fret 2 · Medium

How to play D6/9

  1. Lay your index finger flat across the 4th (G) to the 1st (A) string at fret 2. This is the barre.
  2. Put your ring finger on the 3rd (C) string at fret 4 (E).
  3. Strum all four strings.
Lowest note: AStrings played: 4 of 4Other voicings: 3 below

All 4 ways to play D6/9

Easiest first. Tap play to hear each one.
D6/9 ukulele chord, barre at fret 21A53E91F#31B6AEF#B

Barre at fret 2

Medium
D6/9 ukulele chord, fret 4 position4fr1B63F#32A54E9BF#AE

Fret 4 position

Medium
D6/9 ukulele chord, fret 7 position7fr2E93A51B64F#3EABF#

Fret 7 position

Medium
D6/9 ukulele chord, barre at fret 1111fr1F#31B62E92A5F#BEA

Barre at fret 11

Hard

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 guitarD6/9 on piano

More D chords

All D ukulele chords
D ukulele chord diagram1A52DR3F#3ADF#ADmajorDm ukulele chord diagram2A53DR1Fb3ADFADmminorD7 ukulele chord diagram1A51DR1F#32Cb7ADF#CD7dominant seventhDm7 ukulele chord diagram2A52DR1Fb33Cb7ADFCDm7minor seventhDmaj7 ukulele chord diagram1A51DR1F#33C#7ADF#C#Dmaj7major seventhDsus4 ukulele chord diagram2DR3G4GDGADsus4suspended fourthDsus2 ukulele chord diagram2fr1A52E23A53DRAEADDsus2suspended secondDdim ukulele chord diagram4fr4DR2Fb31Abb53DRDFAbDDdimdiminishedDaug ukulele chord diagram3A##52DR2F#31A##5A#DF#A#DaugaugmentedD6 ukulele chord diagram4fr1B64F#32A53DRBF#ADD6major sixthD9 ukulele chord diagram1A53E91F#32Cb7AEF#CD9dominant ninthDadd9 ukulele chord diagram5fr3DR2F#31A54E9DF#AEDadd9added ninthDm7b5 ukulele chord diagram4fr2Cb73Fb31Abb54DRCFAbDDm7b5half-diminishedDdim7 ukulele chord diagram1Abb53DR2Fb34Bbb7AbDFBDdim7diminished seventhD7sus4 ukulele chord diagram1A51DR2G42Cb7ADGCD7sus4dominant seventh suspended fourthDm6 ukulele chord diagram2A53DR1Fb34B6ADFBDm6minor sixthDm9 ukulele chord diagram2A54E91Fb33Cb7AEFCDm9minor ninthDmaj9 ukulele chord diagram1A53E92F#34C#7AEF#C#Dmaj9major ninth

six-nine chords in every key

C6/9C#6/9D6/9D#6/9E6/9F6/9F#6/9G6/9G#6/9A6/9A#6/9B6/9

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 ukulele?

The easiest D6/9 is the "barre at fret 2" shape. Lay your index finger flat across the 4th (G) to the 1st (A) string at fret 2. This is the barre. Put your ring finger on the 3rd (C) string at fret 4 (E). Strum all four strings.

Is D6/9 hard to play on ukulele?

D6/9 has no open-string shape, so every version needs a barre or a stretch. The easiest one is rated medium.

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.