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C6/9 Chord on Guitar
C 6/9 is C, E, G, A, D — the 1-3-5-6-9 pattern of a six nine chord. Here is the shape, the audio, and what usually goes wrong.
There is no open C6/9 on guitar. The one shape below sits up the neck and is rated advanced.
Start here — Movable Root-5 Shape (2nd fret)
Fingered low on the neck with no barre — a useful middle step between the open shape and the movable ones.
What beginners get wrong
Moving in and out of it
The shape above: Movable Root-5 Shape (2nd fret).
Listening: each shape above has its own play button, and each one plays the notes that shape actually produces — not a generic triad.
C6/9 on other instruments
Same notes, different hands. Every link below is a real page with diagrams and audio.
Chords next door
Same root, different colour — and all of them playable on guitar.
C6/9 on Guitar — questions people ask
What is the easiest way to play C6/9 on guitar?
“Movable Root-5 Shape (2nd fret)” — which we rate advanced — is the easiest C6/9 shape on guitar. Fingered low on the neck with no barre — a useful middle step between the open shape and the movable ones. There is no open C6/9 on guitar, so a barre is unavoidable; this is the least demanding one.
What notes are in the C 6/9 chord?
C 6/9 is C, E, G, A, D — the 1-3-5-6-9 interval pattern of a six nine chord. Every voicing on this page uses those notes and nothing else; they just appear in a different order and octave.
What can I play instead of C6/9?
The nearest stand-ins on guitar that keep the same root are Csus4, Csus2, C. They keep the root and the fifth and only change what sits in the middle, so most songs still work — but check the swap against the melody, because the note you removed may be the one the tune is singing.
Can I play C6/9 on other instruments?
Yes. C6/9 is the same set of notes everywhere; only the fingering changes. This site has diagrams and audio for it on piano.
Learn the theory behind C6/9
The shape gets your fingers there. These explain why it sounds the way it does.