How to Play Piano Chord: B six-nine — root | PianoKitty

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B6/9

root position

B six-nine

root position

Notes

B, D♯, F♯, G♯, C♯

Parent major scale: B

The notes of the B major scale are:

#	Note	Function
1	B	root
2	C♯	second
3	D♯	third
4	E	fourth
5	F♯	fifth
6	G♯	sixth
7	A♯	seventh
8	B	octave
9	C♯	ninth

Major scale pattern

The semitone pattern for a major scale is:

WWHWWWH

where:

W = Whole step (2 semitones)
H = Half step (1 semitone)

six-nine chord pattern

1, 3, 5, 6, 9

root	B
third	D♯
fifth	F♯
sixth	G♯
ninth	C♯

Similar chords

B major 6 with a perfect 4th added on top (5 semitones)
B minor six-nine with flattened third
B dominant 9 with raised seventh

Upper structures

B major + Bsus2 (notes overlap)

Practice the six-nine chords Practice all inversions of B6/9

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