C Major Sixth Nine Added Guitar Chord (C6/9) | Easy Ways to Play It

C 6/9 position 1 guitar chord diagram

This chord is composed of the Root, Major Third, Perfect Fifth, Major Sixth, and Major Ninth

Name variations for this chord:

  • C Major Sixth Nine Added
  • C 6 Add 9
  • C6/9

The notes in this chord are C, E, G, A, and D

Notes in the C 6/9 chord:

CEGAD

Tones of the Major Sixth Nine Added chord:

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b2
2
b3
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4
b5
5
#5
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b7
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b9
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#9
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#11
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C6/9 Guitar Chord Fingers Positions

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Position 1
Movable

C 6/9 position 3 guitar chord diagram

Position 2
BarreMovable

C 6/9 position 4 guitar chord diagram

Position 3
BarreMovable

C 6/9 position 1 guitar chord diagram

Position 4
BarreMovable

C 6/9 position 2 guitar chord diagram

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Play This Chord With Other Roots

C 6/9 | D 6/9 | E 6/9 | F 6/9 | G 6/9 | A 6/9 | B 6/9 | C#6/9 | D#6/9 | F#6/9 | G#6/9 | A#6/9

How to build the C 6/9 chord on guitar

Pick some of the tones from the fretboard map below and play this chord in new ways.

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