Easy Ways To Play The Em6/9 Guitar Chord

The E Minor Sixth Ninth chord is composed of the Root, Minor Third, Perfect Fifth, Major Sixth, and Major Ninth

Some books show this chord as:

E Minor Sixth Ninth
E Minor 6 Add 9
E Minor 6 Added Ninemin 6 Add 9
Em6/9

The notes in the E Minor Sixth Ninth chord are E, G, B, C#, and F#

Notes of the E m6/9 chord:

EGBC#F#

How the Minor Sixth Ninth chord is built:

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Guitar Patterns for the E Minor Sixth Ninth chord

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E m6/9 guitar chord: fretboard map of the intervals

You can create any fingering you like on any part of the fretboard, just play some of the chord tones shown in the map below. Some shapes will sound good, some less, let your ears decide!

These maps show you the tones in a chord all along the fretboard. They are incredibly helpful because allow you to:

Create new voicings on the fly, across all the neck
Improvise targeting the right notes
Unlock the fretboard and expand the CAGED system.

In the new ebook, Chords Domination, you'll find the fretboard tones maps for 44 different qualities of chords. Check it out:

Notes of the E m6/9 chord:

How the Minor Sixth Ninth chord is built:

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