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D#m6/9 — minor six-nine

Also written Ebm6/9 — the same chord, spelled the other way.

Notes in D#m6/9: D# – F# – A# – B# – E#Formula: 1 – b3 – 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.

Sixth and ninth over the minor triad, with no seventh. The result is a minor chord that pulls nowhere: it can be the last sound of the song.

The same chord on all four instruments

D#m6/9, 1 1 1 3 1 2D#m6/9111312FA#D#A#CF#
Guitar
D#m6/9, 1 1 1 3 1 2D#m6/9111312FA#D#A#CF#
Electric guitar
D#m6/9, 3 5 4 4D#m6/91423FCD#F#
Cavaquinho
D#m6/9, 8 6 8 8D#m6/962134D#F#CF
Ukulele

Where to use it: Endings in a minor key, bossa nova and jazz — when a plain minor feels too short.

Every region of the neck hides more shapes of D#m6/9. In Chord & Fret, you check it note by note, playing any shape as an arpeggio; open every variation on the neck, grouped by bass note; and change the tuning — the shape rewrites itself. Start free. Unlock everything with Pro. Plays offline.

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Part of the Sixths family.

Other chords in this family

Eb6D#m6Eb6/9

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