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C#69 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 1–3–1–1

How to play the C#69 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 1–3–1–1 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) Fret 1 · index finger
3rd string (C) Fret 3 · ring finger
2nd string (E) Fret 1 · index finger
1st string (A) Fret 1 · index finger

Other names for the C#69 chord

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

Music theory name: sixth ninth chord

Common name: C# 6/9 chord

Notes and intervals in the C#69 chord

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

All variations

Open
1–3–1–1
Fret 3
3–5–4–6
Fret 6
8–8–6–8
Fret 10
10–10–11–11

More chords with C# as the root

The same chord type in other keys