E9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Am

in Open Am (E-A-E-A-C-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 9

Notes:E · G# · B · D · F#

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

E9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 2 2 2 2 4	– 1 1 1 1 2	E B F# B D G#	medium · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 5 4 4	1 1 1 4 2 3	F# B F# D E G#	medium · barre on fret 2
0 5 4 5 6 4	– 2 1 3 4 1	E D G# D F# G#	medium · barre on fret 4
0 5 0 9 8 7	– 1 – 4 3 2	E D E F# G# B	hard
0 7 10 9 8 7	– 1 4 3 2 1	E E D F# G# B	medium · barre on fret 7
0 9 0 9 8 10	– 2 – 3 1 4	E F# E F# G# D	medium
0 9 0 11 11 10	– 1 – 3 4 2	E F# E G# B D	medium
0 2 4 2 2 2	– 1 2 1 1 1	E B G# B D F#	medium · barre on fret 2
2 2 4 5 4 2	1 1 2 4 3 1	F# B G# D E F#	medium · barre on fret 2
0 5 0 5 6 4	– 2 – 3 4 1	E D E D F# G#	medium
0 5 7 9 8 0	– 1 2 4 3 –	E D B F# G# E	hard
0 9 10 7 8 7	– 3 4 1 2 1	E F# D E G# B	medium · barre on fret 7
0 9 10 9 8 0	– 2 4 3 1 –	E F# D F# G# E	medium
0 9 10 11 11 0	– 1 2 3 4 –	E F# D G# B E	medium
0 2 2 5 2 4	– 1 1 3 1 2	E B F# D D G#	medium · barre on fret 2
2 5 2 2 4 4	1 4 1 1 2 3	F# D F# B E G#	medium · barre on fret 2

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The E9 chord (Dominant 9) is built from the notes E, G#, B, D, F#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open Am 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 E9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	E
3	4	G#
5	7	B
♭7	10	D
9	14	F#

More E chords

E Em E7 E°E+Emaj7 Em7 E7♯5 E7♭5 E6 Em6 Em7♭5 E°7 Esus2 Esus4 Eadd9 Emaj9 Em9 E5

Other roots

C9 C#9 D9 D#9 F9 F#9 G9 G#9 A9 A#9 B9

See E9 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 Am E-A-E-A-C-E DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the E9 chord?

E9 is a Dominant 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.