Emaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#

in Drop C# (C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Emaj9

Major 9

Notes:E · G# · B · D# · F#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Emaj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
3 0 2 0 1 0	3 – 2 – 1 –	E G# D# F# B D#	medium
x x 3 2 5 3	– – 2 1 4 3	x x E G# D# F#	medium
3 3 7 5 5 3	1 1 4 2 3 1	E B G# B D# F#	hard · barre on fret 3
x 8 5 5 5 5	– 2 1 1 1 1	x E F# B D# G#	medium · barre on fret 5
x 8 7 0 6 0	– 3 2 – 1 –	x E G# F# E D#	medium
x 8 7 0 8 0	– 2 1 – 3 –	x E G# F# F# D#	easy
x 8 10 0 10 0	– 1 2 – 3 –	x E B F# G# D#	medium
10 10 10 10 10 0	1 1 1 1 1 –	B F# B E G# D#	easy · barre on fret 10
3 0 3 0 1 0	2 – 3 – 1 –	E G# E F# B D#	medium
3 x 2 2 x 3	3 – 1 2 – 4	E x D# G# x F#	hard
3 x 5 x 5 5	1 – 2 – 3 4	E x F# x D# G#	hard
x 8 7 0 5 8	– 3 2 – 1 4	x E G# F# D# B	medium
7 7 7 0 6 0	2 3 4 – 1 –	G# D# G# F# E D#	medium
x 8 7 9 8 0	– 2 1 4 3 –	x E G# D# F# D#	medium
x 8 10 0 10 12	– 1 2 – 3 4	x E B F# G# D#	hard
x 10 10 10 10 0	– 1 1 1 1 –	x F# B E G# D#	easy · barre on fret 10

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 C# 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 C# C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#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.