Em9 chord on 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST)

in New Standard (NST) (C-G-D-A-E-G) tuning · Also known as Crafty, Fripp tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Em9

Minor 9

Notes:E · G · B · D · F#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Em9 shapes as text

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

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 – New Standard (NST) 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 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 New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

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.