Emaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Plus 1 (F)

in Plus 1 (F) (F-A#-D#-G#-C-F) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Emaj9

Major 9

Notes:E · G# · B · D# · F#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Emaj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x 1 0 3 1	– – 1 – 3 2	x x E G# D# F#	medium
x 6 3 3 3 3	– 2 1 1 1 1	x E F# B D# G#	medium · barre on fret 3
6 8 0 0 4 6	2 4 – – 1 3	B F# D# G# E B	hard
x 6 5 7 6 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x E G# D# F# x	medium
x 6 8 0 6 10	– 1 3 – 2 4	x E B G# F# D#	hard
11 8 x 7 8 x	4 2 – 1 3 –	E F# x D# G# x	hard
11 8 8 8 8 10	3 1 1 1 1 2	E F# B E G# D#	medium · barre on fret 8
11 10 12 10 11 10	2 1 4 1 3 1	E G# D# F# B D#	medium · barre on fret 10
x 6 3 0 3 6	– 3 1 – 2 4	x E F# G# D# B	medium
x 6 3 7 3 3	– 2 1 3 1 1	x E F# D# D# G#	hard · barre on fret 3
x 8 0 0 4 6	– 3 – – 1 2	x F# D# G# E B	hard
x 5 5 8 6 x	– 1 2 4 3 –	x D# G# E F# x	medium
6 6 0 0 6 6	1 2 – – 3 4	B E D# G# F# B	medium
x 8 0 7 8 11	– 2 – 1 3 4	x F# D# D# G# E	hard
11 8 8 10 8 10	4 1 1 2 1 3	E F# B F# G# D#	medium · barre on fret 8
11 10 12 10 11 x	2 1 4 1 3 –	E G# D# F# B x	medium · barre on fret 10

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Emaj9 chord (Major 9) is built from the notes E, G#, B, D#, F#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Plus 1 (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 Emaj9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 7 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	E
3	4	G#
5	7	B
7	11	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 Em9 E5

Other roots

Cmaj9 C#maj9 Dmaj9 D#maj9 Fmaj9 F#maj9 Gmaj9 G#maj9 Amaj9 A#maj9 Bmaj9

See Emaj9 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Plus 1 (F) F-A#-D#-G#-C-F Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the Emaj9 chord?

Emaj9 is a Major 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.