E6/9 Guitar Chords Explained | E Major Sixth Nine Added

E 6/9 position 1 guitar chord diagram

The intervals in the E Major Sixth Nine Added chord are Root, Major Third, Perfect Fifth, Major Sixth, and Major Ninth

This chord is also spelled in the following ways:

  • E Major Sixth Nine Added
  • E 6 Add 9
  • E6/9

The notes in the E6/9 chord are E, G#, B, C#, and F#

E 6/9 chord Notes:

EG#BC#F#

Chord structure of the Major Sixth Nine Added chord:

1
b2
2
b3
3
4
b5
5
#5
6
b7
7
8
b9
9
#9
11
#11
13

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Guitar Patterns for the E6/9 chord

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Position 1
Open

E 6/9 position 1 guitar chord diagram

Position 2
BarreOpen

E 6/9 position 2 guitar chord diagram

Position 3
BarreOpen

E 6/9 position 3 guitar chord diagram

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Use Fretboard Maps To Build Chords Along All The Fretboard

E 6/9 guitar chord: fretboard map of the intervals

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

1
5
1
3
9
6
1
5
9
3
5
9
6
3
1
6
3
5
9
1
5
6
3
1
5
9
6
9
6
3
1
5
1

These maps show you the tones in a chord all along the fretboard. They are incredibly helpful because allow you to:

  • Create new voicings on the fly, across all the neck
  • Improvise targeting the right notes
  • Unlock the fretboard and expand the CAGED system.

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