Emaj9 8-string guitar chord

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8-string · Standard

E major ninth · Open position

F♯BEADGBE5739noteEBD♯G♯BF♯roleR57359fret021102frets 1–2C1C2C3C4C5C6
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How to play Emaj9 on 8-string guitar

The most common way, the first shape above: your ring finger on the A string at the 2nd fret, your index finger on the D string at the 1st fret, your middle finger on the G string at the 1st fret and your little finger on the high E string at the 2nd fret. Let the low E and high B strings ring open. Don’t play the F♯ and low B strings.

From the F♯ string x x 0 2 1 1 0 2 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in Emaj9?

Emaj9, E major ninth, is E, G♯, B, D♯ and F♯: the root (E), the major third (G♯), the perfect fifth (B), the major seventh (D♯) and the ninth (F♯). Its formula is 1 3 5 7 9.

Emaj9 on other instruments

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