C6add9 Guitar Chord

The C sixth added ninth is a dominant chord. Explore fingerings, progressions, and theory analysis below.

Finger Positions

Dominant
C6add9 diagram
Root Note C
Name C sixth added ninth
Intervals 1P-3M-5P-6M-9M
Relative Minor Am
Notes C, E, G, A, D
Aliases C6add9, C6/9, C69, CM69

Common Progressions Popular patterns using C

I-V-vi-IV

C → G → Am → F

vi-IV-I-V

Am → F → C → G

Diatonic Family (Triads)

C Dm Em F G Am Bdim

Diatonic Family (7ths)

Cmaj7 Dm7 Em7 Fmaj7 G7 Am7 Bm7b5

Scale Compatibility

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Major Major Blues Bebop Lydian Mixolydian Lydian Dominant Bebop Minor Bebop Major Ichikosucho Composite Blues Chromatic

* 11 scales found containing the notes C, E, G, A, D.

Audio & MIDI Analysis

MIDI Numbers 60, 64, 67, 69, 62
Frequencies (Hz)

261.6255653005986, 329.6275569128699, 391.99543598174927, 440, 293.6647679174076