Six String Guitar · Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

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

Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · 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 Minor 9th Added 4th guitar chord — 9th position (9 9 11 10 12 12) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
E Minor 9th Added 4th guitar chord — 9th position (9 12 12 10 9 11) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
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 — 9th position (9 9 11 10 12 12) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
E Minor 9th Added 4th guitar tab — 9th position (9 12 12 10 9 11) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
Sound

How Em9(add4) sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
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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