Emaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Emaj9

Major 9

Notes:E · G# · B · D# · F#

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Emaj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 0 2 2 2 2	– – 1 1 1 1	E B F# B D# G#	easy · barre on fret 2
x 5 2 2 2 2	– 2 1 1 1 1	x E F# B D# G#	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 4 6 3 x	– 4 2 3 1 –	x F# G# D# E x	hard
0 0 4 6 5 0	– – 1 3 2 –	E B G# D# F# F#	medium
0 5 7 6 7 0	– 1 3 2 4 –	E E B D# G# F#	medium
0 7 7 6 7 0	– 2 3 1 4 –	E F# B D# G# F#	medium
0 7 7 7 7 9	– 1 1 1 1 2	E F# B E G# D#	medium · barre on fret 7
0 9 11 9 10 9	– 1 3 1 2 1	E G# D# F# B D#	medium · barre on fret 9
0 0 11 11 10 0	– – 2 3 1 –	E B D# G# B F#	easy
0 12 11 11 x 12	– 3 1 2 – 4	E B D# G# x F#	hard
0 0 4 2 2 0	– – 3 1 2 –	E B G# B D# F#	medium
x 5 2 6 2 2	– 2 1 3 1 1	x E F# D# D# G#	hard · barre on fret 2
4 7 x 6 3 x	2 4 – 3 1 –	G# F# x D# E x	hard
0 0 4 6 5 5	– – 1 4 2 3	E B G# D# F# B	medium
0 7 0 6 7 5	– 3 – 2 4 1	E F# E D# G# B	medium
0 7 7 6 7 x	– 2 3 1 4 –	E F# B D# G# x	medium

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 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 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 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 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.