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D69 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 2–4–2–2

How to play the D69 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 2–4–2–2 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 2 · index finger
3rd string (C) Fret 4 · ring finger
2nd string (E) Fret 2 · index finger
1st string (A) Fret 2 · index finger

Notation for D69 chord

Other names: D 6/9, D sixth ninth

Music theory name: sixth ninth chord

Common name: D 6/9 chord

Intervals and tones in D69 chord

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

All Variations

Open
2–4–2–2
Fret 4
4–6–5–7
Fret 7
9–9–7–9
Fret 11
11–11–12–12

Songs using D69