E Major Ninth Guitar Chord (Emaj9) | Easy Ways to Play It
The Emaj9 chord is made up of the Root, Major Third, Perfect Fifth, Major Seventh, and Major Ninth
Different notations for the E Major Ninth chord:
- E Major Ninth
- E Maj9
- E Major 9
- Emaj9
This chord is composed of the notes E, G#, B, D#, and F#
Notes that compose the E maj9 chord:
EG#BD#F#
How the Major Ninth chord is built:
Want to learn everything about chords?
Check Chords Domination out: a unique ebook that shows you finger positions, note names and intervals in the chords (plus a tones fretboard maps)
You'll learn how to play 44 chords types across all the fretboard, with many voicings and fingerings
E Major Ninth Guitar Chord Fingers Positions
Chord boxes are sorted from the easiest to the hardest. Learn how to read chord diagrams.
If you have difficulties with bar chord shapes, check the Bar Chords Tips tutorial.
Position 1
Open
Position 2
Open
Position 3
Open
Position 4
Open
Position 5
BarreOpen
Want a printable pdf?
Download
the Free Guitar Chords Chart Pdf
Use Fretboard Maps To Build Chords Along All The Fretboard
Fretboard map of E maj9 chord tones
Pick some of the tones from the fretboard map below and play this chord in new ways.
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: