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E69 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 1–1–2–2

How to play the E69 chord on ukulele

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

Other names for the E69 chord

Other names: E6/9, E sixth ninth

Music theory name: sixth ninth chord

Common name: E 6/9 chord

Notes and intervals in the E69 chord

Note Interval
E Root
G# Major 3rd
B Perfect 5th
C# Major 6th
F# Major 9th

All variations

Open
1–1–2–2
Fret 4
4–6–4–4
Fret 6
6–8–7–9
Fret 9
11–11–9–11

More chords with E as the root

The same chord type in other keys