E6/9

— About this chord

E6/9 (1–3–5–6–9) blends a bright major 6th with a sweet 9th for a lush, unresolved color that never quite wants to move—perfect as a floating tonic chord. It's a jazz and bossa nova essential, often used by bossa guitarists like João Gilberto to end a tune on a warm, suspended-sounding note, and it's a favorite closing chord in jazz standards. On guitar it's playable in open position or as a compact movable shape. Functionally it acts as a static tonic color chord with no need to resolve, ideal for endings and gentle grooves. Also searched as Emaj6/9, E6add9, E69.