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

Em9(add4)E Minor 9th Added 4th

G♯Root

Btone

C♯tone

D♯tone

F♯tone

A♯tone

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

How to play it

Em9(add4) fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭), 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 Minor 9th Added 4th guitar chord — Open (1 1 1 0 1 4) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

E Minor 9th Added 4th guitar chord — Open (1 1 1 1 1 3) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

E Minor 9th Added 4th guitar chord — 10th position (13 10 10 13 11 11) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

E Minor 9th Added 4th guitar chord — 13th position (13 13 13 13 13 15) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

Read it as tab

Em9(add4) 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 Minor 9th Added 4th guitar tab — Open (1 1 1 0 1 4) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

E Minor 9th Added 4th guitar tab — Open (1 1 1 1 1 3) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

E Minor 9th Added 4th guitar tab — 10th position (13 10 10 13 11 11) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

E Minor 9th Added 4th guitar tab — 13th position (13 13 13 13 13 15) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

Sound

How Em9(add4) sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

flowingmodal

Genres

jazzneo-soul

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · B · C♯ · D♯ · F♯ · A♯

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

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