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Em9/G Piano Chord

A sophisticated minor sound popular in neo-soul, jazz and lo-fi hip-hop.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand E3 · D4 fingers 5–1
Right hand G4 · F#5 fingers 1–5

How to play the Em9/G chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play E3 and D4 with the left hand and G4 and F#5 with the right. Suggested fingering is 5–1 on the left and 1–5 on the right (1 is the thumb). The perfect fifth B can usually be omitted from an extended chord, keeping the sound clear and the voicing manageable.

Notation for Em9/G 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/G chord

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

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