6/9 vs 9/6....?

[chris-dax]

Greetings theorists...

 

My guess is:

 

- that a 6/9 chord is the same chord as a 9/6

 

- that it is spelled 1-3-5-6-9

 

- application would be 5-9-13 with root in the bass...or some such...

[jasper383]

(yeah, sing a song bro...)

If the sun refused to shine

I dont mind, I dont mind

(yeah)

If the mountains ah, fell in the sea

Let it be, it aint me.

(well, all right)

 

Got my own world to live through and uh, ha !

And I aint gonna copy you.

 

Yeah (sing the song brother...)

Now if uh, six uh, huh, turned out to be nine

Oh I dont mind, I dont mind uh ( well all right... )

If all the hippies cut off all their hair

Oh I dont care, oh I dont care.

Dig.

 

cause Ive got my own world to live through and uh, huh

And I aint gonna copy you.

[jasper383]

6/9 chord: 1-3-5-6-9

 

Where have you seen a 9/6 chord? Doesn't this violate the way chords are written? Would it be 1-2-3-5-6? That would then be a sus2 chord, right?

 

Long time since theory class.

[countrybass]

?????? I don't belong on this thread at all!!

[Roger in the sky]

neither do i

[seraphim7s]

I've never seen a 9/6 chord. However, chord nomenclature being what it is (ie non standardised) I would presume that means a 6/9 chord (eg Ab6/9)

 

A 6/9 chord is just a major triad with a major sixth and a major ninth.

 

Rarely will you hear it played with all 5 tones. The sixth will often replace the fifth, and the ninth will often replace the root (jazz pianists and guitarists frequently play rootless voicings).

 

Ao a C6/9 chord will often be sounded something like:

 

D - E - A

 

The major second, major third, and major sixth being the most important chord tones in this instance - bass note provided by the bassist.

 

A 6/9 is a common tonic chord, and can often be replaced with a maj7 or maj9. Ionian is probably the best scale to use with a 6/9 chord.