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B69 Ukulele 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.

Ukulele

Strings 0–2–1–3

How to play the B69 chord on ukulele

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

4th string (G) Play open
3rd string (C) Fret 2 · middle finger
2nd string (E) Fret 1 · index finger
1st string (A) Fret 3 · ring finger

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

All Variations

Open
0–2–1–3
Fret 3
5–5–3–5
Fret 7
7–7–8–8
Fret 10
10–12–10–10

More chords with B as the root

The same chord type in other keys