: Please explain how minor 6/9 chords are used in a tune What do you use the minor 6/9 chords for? The chord sounds like it is for ending a song. Could you show how these chords, Gm76/9 and Em76/9, are used in a tune?

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Yes, a 6/9 chord, minor or major, is often used as a decorated tonic. (Not a m7(6/9) though. I'm assuming the '7' was a slip of the finger.) It can voice-lead well from an extended dominant chord (first example) Or, like most chords, it can plane up and down effectively (second example).
Note how I've tried to maintain harmonic density. When using 'dirty' chords, it's good to maintain the same amount of dirt in each chord. A plain triad or seventh chord would sound wrong in such company. Also, pay attention to voice leading. (I've made no attempt to write something that 'fits the fingers' on either piano or guitar.)