Ukulele · Baritone (DGBE)

EM(add9)E Major Added 9th

G♯Root
Ctone
D♯tone
A♯tone

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

How to play it

EM(add9) fingering positions

Baritone (DGBE), 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 Added 9th guitar chord — Open (2 1 0 2) fretboard diagram in Baritone (DGBE)
E Major Added 9th guitar chord — 12th position (14 13 12 14) fretboard diagram in Baritone (DGBE)
Read it as tab

EM(add9) 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 Added 9th guitar tab — Open (2 1 0 2) in Baritone (DGBE)
E Major Added 9th guitar tab — 12th position (14 13 12 14) in Baritone (DGBE)
Sound

How EM(add9) sounds

Consonance
4/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
brightupliftingfresh
Genres
poprockr&b
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D♯ · A♯
Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭5
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EM(add9) in other tunings:

Standard ReentrantLow-GD

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