Em(add9) 8-string guitar chord

How to play Em(add9) on 8-string guitar

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

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

What notes are in Em(add9)?

Em(add9), E minor added ninth, is E, G, B and F♯: the root (E), the minor third (G), the perfect fifth (B) and the ninth (F♯). Its formula is 1 ♭3 5 9.