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B69 Piano Chord

A fresh, optimistic sound without a seventh. Popular in jazz, bossa nova and country. Often used as a final chord instead of a plain major or maj7.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand Bb3 fingers 5
Right hand D4 · G4 · C5 fingers 1–3–5

How to play the B69 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play Bb3 with the left hand and D4, G4 and C5 with the right. Suggested fingering is 5 on the left and 1–3–5 on the right (1 is the thumb). The perfect fifth F can usually be omitted from an extended chord, keeping the sound clear and the voicing manageable.

Notation for B69 chord

Other names: B 6/9, B sixth ninth

Music theory name: sixth ninth chord

Common name: B 6/9 chord

Intervals and tones in B69 chord

Note Interval
B Root
D Major 3rd
F Perfect 5th
G Major 6th
C Major 9th

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