Em9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Gm

in Open Gm (D-G-D-G-A#-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Em9

Minor 9

Notes:E · G · B · D · F#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Em9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 0 0 0 4 4	1 – – – 2 3	E G D G D F#	medium
2 x 4 x 4 5	1 – 2 – 3 4	E x F# x D G	hard
0 0 0 4 6 4	– – – 1 2 1	D G D B E F#	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 5 7 8 5	– 4 1 2 3 1	x E G D F# G	hard · barre on fret 5
x 9 9 0 8 0	– 2 3 – 1 –	x E B G F# D	easy
x 9 9 11 9 0	– 1 1 2 1 –	x E B F# G D	medium · barre on fret 9
2 0 4 0 4 0	1 – 2 – 3 –	E G F# G D D	medium
2 x 5 x 4 4	1 – 4 – 2 3	E x G x D F#	hard
0 0 4 4 6 4	– – 1 1 2 1	D G F# B E F#	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 5 7 8 0	– 4 1 2 3 –	x E G D F# D	hard
x 9 9 0 8 12	– 2 3 – 1 4	x E B G F# D	hard
x 9 9 11 9 12	– 1 1 2 1 3	x E B F# G D	medium · barre on fret 9
2 4 2 0 4 4	1 2 1 – 3 4	E B E G D F#	medium · barre on fret 2
4 x 2 x 4 5	2 – 1 – 3 4	F# x E x D G	hard
0 0 5 4 6 4	– – 2 1 3 1	D G G B E F#	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 5 9 8 0	– 3 1 4 2 –	x E G E F# D	hard

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 Gm 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 Gm D-G-D-G-A#-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.