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Emmaj9 Ukulele 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.

Ukulele

Strings 0–3–2–2

How to play the Emmaj9 chord on ukulele

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

4th string (G) Play open
3rd string (C) Fret 3 · ring finger
2nd string (E) Fret 2 · index finger
1st string (A) Fret 2 · middle 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
0–3–2–2
Fret 3
4–6–3–6
Fret 7
8–7–7–9
Fret 9
12–11–11–9

More chords with E as the root

The same chord type in other keys