Em9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B

in Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Em9

Minor 9

Notes:E · G · B · D · F#

mediumbarre on fret 3

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Em9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
5 0 3 3 3 3	2 – 1 1 1 1	E F# D G B E	medium · barre on fret 3
x x 5 2 6 6	– – 2 1 3 4	x x E F# D G	hard
5 5 3 3 3 5	2 3 1 1 1 4	E B D G B F#	medium · barre on fret 3
5 5 8 7 6 5	1 1 4 3 2 1	E B G B D F#	medium · barre on fret 5
x x 7 0 6 6	– – 3 – 1 2	x x F# E D G	easy
7 8 8 7 8 x	1 2 3 1 4 –	F# D G B E x	medium · barre on fret 7
x 10 8 10 10 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x E G D F# x	medium
5 0 3 3 3 5	2 – 1 1 1 3	E F# D G B F#	medium · barre on fret 3
5 x x 2 6 6	2 – – 1 3 4	E x x F# D G	hard
5 x 3 3 3 5	2 – 1 1 1 3	E x D G B F#	hard · barre on fret 3
5 0 5 0 6 6	1 – 2 – 3 4	E F# E E D G	medium
x 10 7 0 6 6	– 4 3 – 1 2	x E F# E D G	hard
x 10 7 10 11 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x E F# D G x	hard
8 8 8 0 10 10	1 1 1 – 2 3	G D G E F# B	medium · barre on fret 8
5 0 3 3 3 x	2 – 1 1 1 –	E F# D G B x	medium · barre on fret 3
5 x 3 2 x 6	3 – 2 1 – 4	E x D F# x G	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Em9 chord (Minor 9) is built from the notes E, G, B, D, F#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop B 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 Em9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	E
♭3	3	G
5	7	B
♭7	10	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 Emaj9 E5

Other roots

Cm9 C#m9 Dm9 D#m9 Fm9 F#m9 Gm9 G#m9 Am9 A#m9 Bm9

See Em9 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 B B-F#-B-E-G#-C#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 Em9 chord?

Em9 is a Minor 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.