8-string · Standard
E minor major ninth · Open position
Em(maj9) 8-string guitar chord
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How to play Em(maj9) on 8-string guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: your middle finger on the A string at the 2nd fret, your index finger on the D string at the 1st 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 1 0 0 2 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in Em(maj9)?
Em(maj9), E minor major ninth, is E, G, B, D♯ and F♯: the root (E), the minor third (G), the perfect fifth (B), the major seventh (D♯) and the ninth (F♯). Its formula is 1 ♭3 5 7 9.
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