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C#m69 Guitar Chord

A sophisticated minor variant of the sixth ninth chord. A warm, jazzy sound typical of Latin jazz and modern R&B.

Guitar

Strings X–4–1–3–2–0

How to play the C#m69 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–4–1–3–2–0 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Muted
5th string (A) Fret 4 · pinky
4th string (D) Fret 1 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 3 · ring finger
2nd string (B) Fret 2 · middle finger
1st string (high E) Open

Other names for the C#m69 chord

Other names: C# minor 6/9

Music theory name: minor sixth ninth chord

Common name: C# minor 6/9 chord

Notes and intervals in the C#m69 chord

Note Interval
C# Root
E Minor 3rd
G# Perfect 5th
A# Major 6th
D# Major 9th

All variations

Open
X–4–1–3–2–0
Open
X–4–2–3–4–X
Fret 7
9–7–8–8–X–0
Fret 9
X–11–11–9–11–11

More chords with C# as the root

The same chord type in other keys