E 6/9 Chord on Taro-Patch Ukulele

Play E 6/9 on Taro-Patch Ukulele: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.

E 6/9 chord diagram, starting at fret 6. Strings low to high: G 6th fret, C 8th fret, E open, A 9th fret.

The E 6/9 chord is a sixth chord that adds a major sixth for a sweet, vintage flavor. It is built from the notes E, F#, G#, B, C#. This page shows how to play E 6/9 on Taro-Patch Ukulele with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.

The shape nearest the nut leaves the E course open and takes the rest at fret 6, reaching across 4 frets. The root is the E course itself. It sounds from E4 up to F#5.

Taro-Patch Ukulele is strung in four courses of two, so each stopped note here sounds as two — which is why the shape rings thicker than the same grip on a single-strung instrument.

Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on E or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.