Guide to Chord Formation by Howard Wright (Howard@jmdl.com)
Chapter 5 : 6th Chords
5.0 : 6th Chords
To make a
6th chord, start with the
triad and add the
6th.
But note that the
major 6th is added to make both
major
and
minor 6
th chords - the 'minor' or 'major' bit comes from
the
triads.
So - for a
C6 chord:
-
Start with a C major triad (CEG) and add
the major 6th (A).
C6 = C E G A
For a Cm6, start with a C minor triad (CEbG) and add the major
6th (A).
Cm6 = C Eb G A
6/9 chords
These are similar to 6
th chords, but they have a 9
th added, as you
may have guessed! I've always seen this as
major chords, but I guess there's no reason
why you couldn't have something like
Dm6/9.
Anyway they are built up by taking the basic
triad, and adding the 6
th
and the 9
th.
-
So C6/9 would be: 1st, maj 3rd, 5th, 6th, 9th
i.e. the notes are: C E G A D
(The 5th can sometimes be left out)
A nice shape for this C6/9 would be:
EADGBE
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C 6/9
Guide to Chord Formation by Howard Wright
Reformatted and noded (with permission) by Space Butler
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