Em9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Am

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Em9

Minor 9

Notes:E · G · B · D · F#

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Em9 shapes as text

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