6/9 Chords
The 6/9 chord is a pentad in which a major triad is extended with a sixth and 9th above the root, but no seventh, thus: C6/9 is C,E,G,A,D. It is not a tense chord requiring resolution, and is considered a substitute for the tonic in jazz. Its constituent notes are those of the pentatonic scale.
B 6/9
| Root on Fret |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
1/13 |
| = 6/9 Chord |
B |
C |
C#/Db |
D |
D#/Eb |
E |
F |
F#/Gb |
G |
G#/Ab |
A |
A#/Bb |
| Fret |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
| Chord |
G#/Ab |
A |
A#/Bb |
B |
C |
C#/Db |
D |
D#/Eb |
E |
F |
F#/Gb |
G |
| Fret |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
| Chord |
E |
F |
F#/Gb |
G |
G#/Ab |
A |
A#/Bb |
B |
C |
C#/Db |
D |
D#/Eb |
| Fret |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
| Chord |
F#/Gb |
G |
G#/Ab |
A |
A#/Bb |
B |
C |
C#/Db |
D |
D#/Eb |
E |
F |
