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F#6/9 — major six-nine

Also written Gb6/9 — the same chord, spelled the other way.

Notes in F#6/9: F# – A# – C# – D# – G#Formula: 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

F#6/9, 2 1 1 1 2 2F#6/9211134F#A#D#G#C#F#
Guitar
F#6/9, 2 1 1 1 2 2F#6/9211134F#A#D#G#C#F#
Electric guitar
F#6/9, 4 3 4 6F#6/932134F#A#D#G#
Cavaquinho
F#6/9, 1 3 2 1F#6/91432G#D#F#A#
Ukulele

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

This is just one shape of F#6/9. In Chord & Fret, you check it note by note, playing any shape as an arpeggio; compare positions with their difficulty marked; and set a capo — the diagrams redraw above it. Start free. Unlock everything with Pro. Plays offline.

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Part of the Sixths family.

Other chords in this family

F#6F#m6F#m6/9

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