Emaj9 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

Emaj9

Major 9

Notes:E · G# · B · D# · F#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Emaj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
4 1 1 2 2 1	4 1 1 2 3 1	E G# D# B F# G#	medium · barre on fret 1
4 x 6 6 2 x	2 – 3 4 1 –	E x G# D# F# x	hard
3 x 4 7 4 x	1 – 2 4 3 –	D# x F# E G# x	hard
4 4 4 6 4 4	1 1 1 2 1 1	E B F# D# G# B	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 6 9 0 8	– 3 1 4 – 2	x E G# F# E D#	medium
8 8 x 7 0 11	2 3 – 1 – 4	G# D# x E E F#	hard
8 8 9 9 0 x	1 2 3 4 – –	G# D# B F# E x	medium
x 9 x 11 11 11	– 1 – 2 3 4	x E x G# D# F#	hard
4 x 1 2 2 1	4 – 1 2 3 1	E x D# B F# G#	hard · barre on fret 1
6 x 2 6 4 x	3 – 1 4 2 –	F# x E D# G# x	hard
4 4 4 6 4 x	1 1 1 2 1 –	E B F# D# G# x	medium · barre on fret 4
6 8 6 7 7 x	1 4 1 2 3 –	F# D# G# E B x	medium · barre on fret 6
8 11 x 7 0 8	2 4 – 1 – 3	G# F# x E E D#	hard
8 8 9 9 12 8	1 1 2 3 4 1	G# D# B F# E D#	hard · barre on fret 8
x 11 9 11 11 9	– 2 1 3 4 1	x F# B G# D# E	medium · barre on fret 9
4 1 1 x 2 x	4 1 2 – 3 –	E G# D# x F# x	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 – 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 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 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 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.