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A6/9 — major six-nine

Notes in A6/9: A – C# – E – F# – BFormula: 1 – 3 – 5 – 6 – 9

In the formula, the numbers count steps of the major scale starting from the note that names the chord; "b" lowers a half step, "#" raises one — and a slash names the bass note.

The 6/9 combines the sixth and ninth over the major triad. It unites stability and openness without the tension of the major seventh.

The same chord on all four instruments

A6/9, 5 0 4 6 0 0A6/94213AAF#C#BE
Guitar
A6/9, 5 0 4 6 0 0A6/94213AAF#C#BE
Electric guitar
A6/9, 4 6 0 7A6/94123F#C#BA
Cavaquinho
A6/9, 4 1 2 0A6/9312BC#F#A
Ukulele

Where to use it: Bossa nova, jazz, sophisticated country and arrangement endings.

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Part of the Sixths family.

Other chords in this family

A6Am6Am6/9

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