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E minor added ninth · Open position
Em(add9) guitar chord
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How to play Em(add9) on 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 B strings ring open.
From the low E string 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.
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Em(add9) on other instruments
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