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F#m9/E 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 E instead of the root.

Guitar

Strings 0–0–4–2–2–4

How to play the F#m9/E chord on guitar

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

Notation for F#m9/E chord

Other names: F# minor 9th, F# min9, F#-9

Music theory name: minor ninth chord

Common name: F# minor ninth chord

Intervals and tones in F#m9/E chord

Note Interval
F# Root
A Minor 3rd
C# Perfect 5th
E Minor 7th
Ab Major 9th

All Variations

Open
0–0–4–2–2–4
Open
0–4–4–2–2–4
Fret 4
X–7–4–6–5–4
Fret 9
12–9–11–9–9–9

More chords with F# as the root

The same chord type in other keys