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D6/9

Character: open

  1. DRtriad
  2. F♯3triad
  3. A5triad
  4. B6add
  5. E9add
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Voicings

5 ways to play D6/9

Every voicing sits inside one of the five CAGED shapes, low to high on the neck, with its octave doublings in grey.

  • Triad note
  • Substitute
  • Added
  • Anchored root
  • Bass
  • Doubling
CC shape Root position D6/9
1 2 3 4 5 5 9 6 3 R 5

Frets x 5 4 4 5 5Notes D F♯ B EIntervals 1 3 6 9Base triadD major, root position

The 6th takes the 5th’s string. The 9th gets a string of its own.

CC shape 2nd inversion D6/9/A
1 2 3 4 5 9 6 3 R 5

Frets 5 5 4 4 5 xNotes A D F♯ B EIntervals 5 1 3 6 9Base triadD major, 2nd inversion

The 6th gets a string of its own. The 9th gets a string of its own.

GG shape Root position D6/9
7 8 9 10 5 9 6 3 R R 5

Frets 10 9 9 9 10 10Notes D F♯ B EIntervals 1 3 6 9Base triadD major, root position

The 6th takes the 5th’s string. The 9th gets a string of its own.

EE shape 1st inversion D6/9/F♯
1 2 3 4 9 6 R 5 3 6

Frets 2 0 0 4 0 0Notes F♯ A D B EIntervals 3 5 1 6 9Base triadD major, 1st inversion

The 6th gets a string of its own. The 9th gets a string of its own.

EE shape Root position D6/9
10 11 12 13 5 9 6 3 R

Frets x x 12 11 12 12Notes D F♯ B EIntervals 1 3 6 9Base triadD major, root position

The 6th takes the 5th’s string. The 9th gets a string of its own.

The rules

The construction rules D6/9 follows

  1. Start from a triad

    Root, 3rd and 5th, stacked in thirds. The 3rd makes it major or minor; the 5th makes it diminished or augmented when it moves.

  2. No 7th, no stack

    6, add9, add11 and 6/9 are a triad with a colour note, not a stack. Without a 7th the chord sounds open rather than jazzy.

  3. On guitar, something has to give

    Each extension takes the string of a triad note that matters less, usually the 5th, or gets a string of its own. The root and 3rd stay: they say what the chord is.

All the rules, with examples, in the guide to the chord library.

6/9 in every key

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D6/9 chord questions

What notes are in D6/9?

D6/9 is spelled D F♯ A B E: D is the root, F♯ is the 3rd, A is the 5th, B is the 6th, E is the 9th.

What is the formula of D6/9?

1 3 5 6 9. It is a D major triad with the 6th, 9th stacked on top.

How many ways can you play D6/9 on guitar?

This page shows 5 voicings of D6/9, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.