Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD)

EM9E Major 9th

G♯Root

Ctone

D♯tone

Gtone

A♯tone

Formula 3 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭3 · ♭5 · Notes G♯ · C · D♯ · G · A♯

How to play it

EM9 fingering positions

C / Drop C (gCGBD), low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

E Major 9th guitar chord — 4th position (4 4 4 4 6) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

E Major 9th guitar chord — 16th position (16 16 16 16 18) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

E Major 9th guitar chord — 16th position (16 16 16 18 16) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

Read it as tab

EM9 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

E Major 9th guitar tab — 4th position (4 4 4 4 6) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

E Major 9th guitar tab — 16th position (16 16 16 16 18) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

E Major 9th guitar tab — 16th position (16 16 16 18 16) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

Sound

How EM9 sounds

Consonance

4/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

lushserenesophisticated

Genres

jazzr&bsoul

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D♯ · G · A♯

Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭3 · ♭5

Same notes asEM7(add9)

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