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C#69 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 C#3 fingers 5
Right hand F4 · Bb4 · Eb5 fingers 1–3–5

How to play the C#69 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play C#3 with the left hand and F4, Bb4 and Eb5 with the right. Suggested fingering is 5 on the left and 1–3–5 on the right (1 is the thumb). The perfect fifth Ab can usually be omitted from an extended chord, keeping the sound clear and the voicing manageable.

Notation for C#69 chord

Other names: C# 6/9, C# sixth ninth

Music theory name: sixth ninth chord

Common name: C# 6/9 chord

Intervals and tones in C#69 chord

Note Interval
C# Root
F Major 3rd
Ab Perfect 5th
B Major 6th
Eb Major 9th

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