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Emmaj9 Guitar Chord

A rare, complex chord combining a minor mood with a bright major seventh and ninth. Found in jazz ballads. On guitar, the fifth is omitted.

Guitar

Strings 0–2–1–0–0–2

How to play the Emmaj9 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 0–2–1–0–0–2 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) Play open
5th string (A) Fret 2 · middle finger
4th string (D) Fret 1 · index finger
3rd string (G) Play open
2nd string (B) Play open
1st string (high E) Fret 2 · ring finger

Notation for Emmaj9 chord

Other names: E minor major 9th

Music theory name: minor major ninth chord

Common name: E minor major ninth chord

Intervals and tones in Emmaj9 chord

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

All Variations

Open
0–2–1–0–0–2
Open
0–X–4–4–4–3
Fret 7
0–10–9–8–7–0
Fret 12
12–14–13–12–12–14

More chords with E as the root

The same chord type in other keys