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Guitar chord

E9E dominant ninth

  • E1
  • G♯3
  • B5
  • D♭7
  • F♯9
Difficulty
Medium
Fingers
3
Shapes
12

How to play E9

  1. Middle finger (2): 2th fret of the A string.
  2. Index finger (1): 1th fret of the G string.
  3. Ring finger (3): 2th fret of the high E string.
  4. Let ring open: low E string, D string, B string.
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    E9 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets 020102213EBGDAE

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  2. E9 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets 0201322143EADGBE
    E9 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets 0201322143EBGDAE

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  3. E9 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets 0x010212EADGBE
    E9 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets 0x010212EBGDAE

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  4. E9 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets 0241302413EADGBE
    E9 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets 0241302413EBGDAE

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  5. E9 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets xx21322143EADGBE
    E9 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets xx21322143EBGDAE

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  6. E9 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets x767776fr321EADGBE
    E9 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets x767776fr321EBGDAE

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  7. E9 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets 0x0132132EADGBE
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  8. E9 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets 054454123EADGBE
    E9 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets 054454123EBGDAE

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Strumming patterns to try

  • ↓↓↓↓Four downsSteady, for learning changes
  • ↓↓↑↑↓↑Folk / popThe everyday pattern
  • ↓↓↑↓↑BalladSlow songs, 3/4 or 6/8
  • ↑↑↑↑Reggae skankOff-beat chops

About the E9 chord

E dominant ninth is built from 5 notes: E (1), G♯ (3), B (5), D (♭7), F♯ (9). The lowest note you play should be the root, E, highlighted on the diagram. There are 12 ways to play it above, from the open position up the neck: start with the first, then pick whichever is closest to the chord you play before and after it.

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