Emaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Emaj9

Major 9

Notes:E · G# · B · D# · F#

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Emaj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 2 4 2 4	– – 1 2 1 3	x E B F# G# D#	medium · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 2 2 4	1 1 1 1 1 2	B F# B E G# D#	medium · barre on fret 2
7 4 6 4 0 0	3 1 2 1 – –	E G# D# F# F# B	medium · barre on fret 4
x 0 6 6 0 5	– – 2 3 – 1	x E D# G# F# E	easy
7 7 6 6 0 0	3 4 1 2 – –	E B D# G# F# B	medium
7 7 11 9 9 7	1 1 4 2 3 1	E B G# B D# F#	hard · barre on fret 7
x 0 9 9 9 9	– – 1 1 1 1	x E F# B D# G#	easy · barre on fret 9
x 0 2 6 0 4	– – 1 3 – 2	x E B G# F# D#	hard
x 2 2 2 2 4	– 1 1 1 1 2	x F# B E G# D#	medium · barre on fret 2
7 4 6 4 5 0	4 1 3 1 2 –	E G# D# F# B B	medium · barre on fret 4
x 0 6 6 5 7	– – 2 3 1 4	x E D# G# B F#	medium
7 7 6 6 0 x	3 4 1 2 – –	E B D# G# F# x	medium
7 11 7 9 0 9	1 4 1 2 – 3	E D# E B F# G#	hard · barre on fret 7
11 0 9 9 9 9	2 – 1 1 1 1	G# E F# B D# G#	medium · barre on fret 9
x 0 6 4 2 0	– – 3 2 1 –	x E D# F# G# B	hard
2 2 6 2 2 4	1 1 3 1 1 2	B F# D# E G# D#	hard · barre on fret 2

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Emaj9 chord (Major 9) is built from the notes E, G#, B, D#, F#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop A generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the Emaj9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 7 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	E
3	4	G#
5	7	B
7	11	D#
9	14	F#

More E chords

E Em E7 E°E+E9 Emaj7 Em7 E7♯5 E7♭5 E6 Em6 Em7♭5 E°7 Esus2 Esus4 Eadd9 Em9 E5

Other roots

Cmaj9 C#maj9 Dmaj9 D#maj9 Fmaj9 F#maj9 Gmaj9 G#maj9 Amaj9 A#maj9 Bmaj9

See Emaj9 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Drop A A-E-A-D-F#-B Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the Emaj9 chord?

Emaj9 is a Major 9 chord built from the notes E, G#, B, D#, F#.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.