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G69 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 G3 fingers 5
Right hand B3 · E4 · A4 fingers 1–3–5

How to play the G69 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play G3 with the left hand and B3, E4 and A4 with the right. Suggested fingering is 5 on the left and 1–3–5 on the right (1 is the thumb). The perfect fifth D can usually be omitted from an extended chord, keeping the sound clear and the voicing manageable.

Notation for G69 chord

Other names: G 6/9, G sixth ninth

Music theory name: sixth ninth chord

Common name: G 6/9 chord

Intervals and tones in G69 chord

Note Interval
G Root
H Major 3rd
D Perfect 5th
E Major 6th
A Major 9th

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