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C6/9 Guitar Chord

C6/9 Guitar Chord and alternate tunings. 5 chord voicings, charts and sounds. Chord notes and structure: C E G A D (R 3 5 6 9).

C6/9 Chord

Full name: C sixth ninth
AKA: C6(add9) CMaj6(add9) CM6(add9)
Guitar sound:

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C6/9 Guitar Chord Charts

Simplified notation: x 3 2 2 3 3 Difficulty level: Intermediate
C6/9 for guitar on frets x, 3, 2, 2, 3, 3

Simplified notation: 8 x 5 7 5 5 Difficulty level: Advanced
C6/9 for guitar on frets 8, x, 5, 7, 5, 5

Simplified notation: 8 7 7 7 8 8
C6/9 for guitar on frets 8, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8

Simplified notation: 8 5 5 5 5 5
C6/9 for guitar on frets 8, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5

Simplified notation: 8 10 x 9 10 8
C6/9 for guitar on frets 8, 10, x, 9, 10, 8

C6/9 Inversions on guitar

$C6\E guitar chord$

$C6\G guitar chord$

$C6\A guitar chord$

$C6\D guitar chord$

C6/9 chord charts for left handed guitar

C6/9 Chord Structure

Notes: C E G A D
Interval structure: R 3 5 6 9

Chord construction:
R = C
C + major interval = E (scale degree = 3rd)
E + minor interval = G (scale degree = 5th)
R = C - minor interval = A (scale degree = 6th)
5th (G) + minor + major interval = 9th (D)

C6/9\E ; C6/9\G ;

C6/9 on other instruments

C6/9 piano
C6/9 Piano chord chart

C6/9 guitar
C6/9 Guitar chord chart

C6/9 ukulele
C6%5C9 ukulele chord

C6/9 mandolin
C6%5C9 mandolin chord

C6/9 banjo
C6%5C9 banjo chord

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Scales Related to C6/9

Scales that include all of the notes of C6/9.
C major F major G major G melodic minor C ionian F ionian G ionian D natural minor E natural minor A natural minor D dorian G dorian A dorian E phrygian A phrygian B phrygian C lydian F lydian A#/Bb lydian C mixolydian

C6/9 chord staff

C6/9 summary table

Guitar chord name	C6/9 (C sixth ninth)
Guitar sound
Notes and structure	C E G A D (R 3 5 6 9)
Alternate tunings
Related Chords	C6/9\E ; C6/9\G ;
Chord Categories	normal major chord with added 6th and 9th 9th chord
Other Notations	C6(add9) CMaj6(add9) CM6(add9)
Chord Construction	R = C C + major interval = E (scale degree = 3rd) E + minor interval = G (scale degree = 5th) R = C - minor interval = A (scale degree = 6th) 5th (G) + minor + major interval = 9th (D)
C6/9 on other instruments	C6/9 piano C6/9 guitar C6/9 ukulele C6/9 mandolin C6/9 banjo

Tweak notes of C6/9

References related to this chord

normal major chord with added 6th and 9th 9th chord

Altered Seventh Chords on Wikipedia

Ninth Chords on Wikipedia