G sixth added ninth piano chord - G6add9

The G sixth added ninth chord is a 5-note chord consisting of the notes G, B, D, E and A.
You can see these notes highlighted in the interactive piano chart below.
The chord itself is often abbreviated as G6add9.

Interactive piano diagram for the G sixth added ninth chord

Piano keyboard displaying the G sixth added ninth chord with the notes GCbBDFbEA

Extended Chords

Chords that are a superset of G6add9. The chords include more notes but always G, B, D, E and A.

Reduced chords

Chords that are a subset of G6add9. These contain less notes but all of them are included in G6add9.

Scales with G6add9

Below you find all scales that include G6add9:

  • major
  • major blues
  • bebop
  • lydian
  • mixolydian
  • lydian dominant
  • bebop minor
  • bebop major
  • ichikosucho
  • composite blues
  • chromatic

G sixth added ninth piano chord chart image

In case you prefer a non-interactive variant of the chord chart, we've embedded a PNG image below that shows the notes for the the G6add9 chord. Feel free to save or share the image as needed.

Piano chord chart for the G sixth added ninth chord (G6add9). The notes G, B, D, E and A are highlighted.