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Gm6/9 — minor six-nine

Notes in Gm6/9: G – Bb – D – E – AFormula: 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

Gm6/9, 3 0 0 3 3 0Gm6/9123GADA#DE
Guitar
Gm6/9, 3 0 0 3 3 0Gm6/9123GADA#DE
Electric guitar
Gm6/9, 7 0 5 8Gm6/95213AGEA#
Cavaquinho
Gm6/9, 0 4 6 0Gm6/9412GEA#A
Ukulele

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

This is just one shape of Gm6/9. 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

G6Gm6G6/9

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