Six String Guitar · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

E9E Dominant 9th

G♯Root

Ctone

D♯tone

F♯tone

A♯tone

Formula 3 · ♭6 · 7 · 2 · ♭5 · Notes G♯ · C · D♯ · F♯ · A♯

How to play it

E9 fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3, 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 Dominant 9th guitar chord — 4th position (x 5 4 5 5 5) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

E Dominant 9th guitar chord — 5th position (x 5 7 5 7 0) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

E Dominant 9th guitar chord — 7th position (10 x 7 9 7 8) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

E Dominant 9th guitar chord — 7th position (10 7 7 x 7 8) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

E Dominant 9th guitar chord — 7th position (10 7 7 7 7 8) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

E Dominant 9th guitar chord — 7th position (10 7 7 9 7 8) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

E Dominant 9th guitar chord — 9th position (10 9 10 9 10 x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

E Dominant 9th guitar chord — 9th position (10 9 10 9 10 10) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

Read it as tab

E9 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 Dominant 9th guitar tab — 4th position (x 5 4 5 5 5) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

E Dominant 9th guitar tab — 5th position (x 5 7 5 7 0) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

E Dominant 9th guitar tab — 7th position (10 x 7 9 7 8) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

E Dominant 9th guitar tab — 7th position (10 7 7 x 7 8) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

E Dominant 9th guitar tab — 7th position (10 7 7 7 7 8) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

E Dominant 9th guitar tab — 7th position (10 7 7 9 7 8) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

E Dominant 9th guitar tab — 9th position (10 9 10 9 10 x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

E Dominant 9th guitar tab — 9th position (10 9 10 9 10 10) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

Sound

How E9 sounds

Consonance

3/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

funkysmoothconfident

Genres

funkbluesjazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D♯ · F♯ · A♯

Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭6 · 7 · 2 · ♭5

Same notes asE7(add9)

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