Em9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Em9

Minor 9

Notes:E · G · B · D · F#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Em9 shapes as text

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

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 E 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 E E-B-E-A-C#-F#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.