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Em9/D Guitar Chord

A sophisticated minor sound popular in neo-soul, jazz and lo-fi hip-hop. On guitar, the fifth is commonly omitted to make room for the ninth. This is a slash chord — the bass note is D instead of the root.

Guitar

Strings X–5–2–4–3–2

How to play the Em9/D chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–5–2–4–3–2 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Do not play
5th string (A) Fret 5 · little finger
4th string (D) Fret 2 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 4 · ring finger
2nd string (B) Fret 3 · middle finger
1st string (high E) Fret 2 · index finger

Notation for Em9/D chord

Other names: E minor 9th, E min9, E-9

Music theory name: minor ninth chord

Common name: E minor ninth chord

Intervals and tones in Em9/D chord

Note Interval
E Root
G Minor 3rd
H Perfect 5th
D Minor 7th
F# Major 9th

All Variations

Fret 2
X–5–2–4–3–2
Fret 7
10–7–9–7–7–7
Fret 7
10–7–9–9–7–7
Fret 7
10–7–9–7–7–X

More chords with E as the root

The same chord type in other keys