Chord & FretF6/9 — major six-nine
Notes in F6/9: F – A – C – D – GFormula: 1 – 3 – 5 – 6 – 9In 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
Where to use it: Bossa nova, jazz, sophisticated country and arrangement endings.
Every region of the neck hides more shapes of F6/9. In Chord & Fret, you hear every shape strummed string by string, in each instrument's own voice; 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.
See the whole neck in Chord & Fret →Part of the Sixths family.