Standard
E major ninth · Open position
Emaj9 guitar chord
What it is
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Notes
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E major ninth sharp eleven · Open position
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E major ninth sharp five · Open position
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E major ninth suspended fourth · Open position
How to play Emaj9 on 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 B strings ring open.
From the low E string 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.
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