Em9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open F

in Open F (C-F-C-F-A-F) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Em9

Minor 9

Notes:E · G · B · D · F#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Em9 shapes as text

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

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 F 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 F C-F-C-F-A-F Open G D-G-D-G-B-D 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.