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E9 Chord on Guitar

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Open

E9 is a dominant ninth chord: a dominant seventh with the ninth added, the funk and blues chord. The open shape uses 3 fingers on 6 strings.

How to play E9, finger by finger

  1. Put your index finger on string 3 at the 1st fret.
  2. Put your middle finger on string 5 at the 2nd fret.
  3. Put your ring finger on string 1 at the 2nd fret.
  4. Strum all six strings.

More ways to play E9

2143
Open near the nut
1324
Open, fret 2 near the nut
2314
Open, fret 3 near the nut
4fr3142
Barre, fret 4 from fret 4
5fr1234
Movable, fret 5 from fret 5
6fr2134
Movable, fret 6 from fret 6
11fr3142
Movable, fret 11 from fret 11
13fr2143
Movable, fret 13 from fret 13

Notes in E9

NoteIntervalRole
E1root
G♯3major third
B5fifth
D♭7flat seventh
F♯9ninth

Formula: 1 – 3 – 5 – ♭7 – 9

Questions about E9

What notes are in E9?

E, G♯, B, D and F♯. Those are the 1, 3, 5, ♭7, 9 of the chord, counted from E.

Which strings do I strum for E9?

All six strings.

What chord does E9 lead to?

Most often A. E9 is the five chord of A, so it pulls strongly back to A.

Often played with E9

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