Emaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Emaj9

Major 9

Notes:E · G# · B · D# · F#

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Fingerings (16)

Emaj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
5 0 0 0 0 2	2 – – – – 1	E F# B E G# D#	medium
5 2 4 2 3 2	4 1 3 1 2 1	E G# D# F# B D#	medium · barre on fret 2
x x 7 4 7 3	– – 3 2 4 1	x x F# G# D# E	hard
5 5 4 0 0 5	2 3 1 – – 4	E B D# E G# F#	medium
5 0 0 7 7 7	1 – – 2 3 4	E F# B B D# G#	medium
x x 7 0 7 7	– – 1 – 2 3	x x F# E D# G#	easy
0 0 9 11 8 10	– – 2 4 1 3	B F# G# D# E B	medium
x 10 9 11 10 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x E G# D# F# x	medium
5 0 0 2 0 2	3 – – 1 – 2	E F# B F# G# D#	medium
5 2 5 2 3 2	3 1 4 1 2 1	E G# E F# B D#	medium · barre on fret 2
4 x 7 4 x 3	2 – 4 3 – 1	D# x F# G# x E	hard
5 0 4 0 0 5	2 – 1 – – 3	E F# D# E G# F#	easy
5 5 9 7 7 5	1 1 4 2 3 1	E B G# B D# F#	hard · barre on fret 5
x 10 7 7 7 7	– 2 1 1 1 1	x E F# B D# G#	medium · barre on fret 7
9 0 0 11 8 10	2 – – 4 1 3	G# F# B D# E B	medium
9 9 9 0 10 10	1 1 1 – 2 3	G# D# G# E F# B	easy · barre on fret 9

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 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 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 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 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.