Em9 Guitar Chord | Standard Tuning

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Alternate

Emin9, EMI9

Tuning

Standard Tuning

 
O
O
O
 
O
2
3
4
5
6
13
F♯
B
G
D
B
E

Looking for a unique sounding E chord for your next song? The E minor 9th might just fit the bill. Check out this documentation and see if this is the chord you have been looking for.

 
 
O
 
 
O
1
2
3
4
5
1243
F♯
D
G
E
B
E

This popular voicing of Em9 is used in the intro to "Dogs" by Pink Floyd.

X
 
 
 
 
X
5
6
7
8
9
2134
 
F♯
D
G
E
 

This voicing for Em9 is commonly used in the jazz genre.

O
O
 
 
 
O
10
11
12
13
14
132
E
B
F♯
D
G
E

This voicing for Em9 combines high fretted notes with open strings.

O
 
O
 
 
O
1
2
3
4
5
132
E
D
G
F♯
B
E

The haunting quality of this Em9 chord is attributed to the minor second interval that is found between the notes on the 3rd and 4th strings.

 
X
O
O
 
O
1
2
3
4
5
F♯
 
G
D
B
E

 
O
O
O
 
O
1
2
3
4
5
F♯
B
G
D
B
E

 
 
O
O
 
O
1
2
3
4
5
F♯
D
G
D
B
E

 
 
O
X
 
O
1
2
3
4
5
F♯
D
G
 
B
E

 
O
O
O
X
O
1
2
3
4
5
F♯
B
G
D
 
E

 
X
 
 
 
 
12
13
14
15
16
F♯
 
G
D
B
E

 
 
 
 
 
 
12
13
14
15
16
F♯
B
G
D
B
E

X
 
 
 
 
 
9
10
11
12
13
 
B
G
D
F♯
E

 
 
 
 
 
 
9
10
11
12
13
E
B
G
D
F♯
E

 
 
 
 
X
 
12
13
14
15
16
F♯
B
G
D
 
E

 
 
 
 
 
X
5
6
7
8
9
B
F♯
D
G
E
 

 
 
 
 
 
X
17
18
19
20
21
B
F♯
D
G
E
 

 
 
X
 
 
 
2
3
4
5
6
F♯
D
 
E
B
G

O
 
O
 
 
 
1
2
3
4
5
E
D
G
E
B
F♯

 
 
X
 
 
 
2
3
4
5
6
G
D
 
E
B
F♯

The Em9 guitar chord can also be played in other tunings:

Em9 Guitar Chord in Standard Tuning
Em9 Guitar Chord in Open Gsus4 Tuning
Em9 Guitar Chord in Open Gm Tuning
Em9 Guitar Chord in Open G6 Tuning
Em9 Guitar Chord in Open G Tuning
Em9 Guitar Chord in Open F Tuning
Em9 Guitar Chord in Open Em Tuning
Em9 Guitar Chord in Open Eadd11 Tuning
Em9 Guitar Chord in Open E Tuning
Em9 Guitar Chord in Open Dm Tuning
Em9 Guitar Chord in Open D6 Tuning
Em9 Guitar Chord in Open D Tuning
Em9 Guitar Chord in Open Cmaj7 Tuning
Em9 Guitar Chord in Open Cm Tuning
Em9 Guitar Chord in Open C6 Tuning
Em9 Guitar Chord in Open C Tuning
Em9 Guitar Chord in Open Am Tuning
Em9 Guitar Chord in Open A Tuning
Em9 Guitar Chord in Lute Tuning
Em9 Guitar Chord in Half Step Down Tuning
Em9 Guitar Chord in Full Step Down Tuning
Em9 Guitar Chord in Drop E Tuning
Em9 Guitar Chord in Drop D Tuning
Em9 Guitar Chord in Drop C Tuning
Em9 Guitar Chord in Double Drop D Tuning
Em9 Guitar Chord in Dad Gad Tuning
Em9 Guitar Chord in C Wahine Tuning