C 6/9

C6/9

chord

At a Glance

Piano

Fretboard

Degree 5 omitted - doesn't fit six strings within a playable hand span.

What It Is

A major triad plus a major sixth and a major ninth above the root, with no seventh. Notes: C, E, G, A, D.

A stable, colorful tonic chord that avoids a seventh's forward pull, making it common as an ending chord.

Not found in any of the seeded progressions or cadences.

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