B 6th Added 9th
B6add9
Notes
B · D♯ · F♯ · G♯ · C♯
Intervals
- RootB (1P)
- Major 3rdD♯ (3M)
- Perfect 5thF♯ (5P)
- Major 6thG♯ (6M)
- Major 9thC♯ (9M)
Fretboard
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Voicings & shapes
6/9 voicings (2)
About
The B6/9 (B–D♯–F♯–G♯–C♯) combines the warmth of the 6th with the openness of the 9th, deliberately omitting the 7th. This keeps the chord stable and resolved — unlike extensions that include a 7th, it does not imply harmonic motion. It is a rich tonic color used in jazz, R&B, and gospel as a final or resting chord. Both the G♯ and C♯ are essential to the sound; the 5th can be omitted in compact voicings. On guitar, spread voicings that separate the 6 and 9 allow both extensions to speak clearly without muddiness. Compared to BMaj9, the 6/9 is warmer and more grounded; compared to Badd9, fuller.
Chord diagrams
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Similar chords
Chords sharing two or more notes with this one, ranked by overlap.
Scales containing this chord
- B Lydian (I)
- B Major (I)
- B Major Pentatonic (deg 1)
- B Mixolydian (I)
- A Lydian (II)
- A♭ Blues (deg 2)
- A♭ Dorian (III)
- A♭ Minor Pentatonic (deg 2)
- A♭ Natural Minor (III)
- A♭ Phrygian (III)
- B♭ Locrian (II)
- B♭ Phrygian (II)
- D♭ Dorian (VII)
- D♭ Mixolydian (VII)
- D♭ Natural Minor (VII)
- E Lydian (V)
- E Major (V)
- E♭ Locrian (VI)
- E♭ Natural Minor (VI)
- E♭ Phrygian (VI)
- F Locrian (V)
- F♯ Dorian (IV)
- F♯ Major (IV)
- F♯ Melodic Minor (IV)
- F♯ Mixolydian (IV)
Scales whose notes include every chord tone. The Roman numeral (or scale degree) marks the chord root’s position in the scale.