Emaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop F#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Emaj9

Major 9

Notes:E · G# · B · D# · F#

mediumbarre on fret 3

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Emaj9 shapes as text

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

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 F# 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 F# F#-C#-F#-B-D#-G#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.