Em9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open A

in Open A (E-A-C#-E-A-E) tuning · Also known as Spanish A

Root

Type

Tuning

Em9

Minor 9

Notes:E · G · B · D · F#

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Em9 shapes as text

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

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 – Open A 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 Open A E-A-C#-E-A-E 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.