Sixths & added
E minor added 9th chord
Minor with a wistful, shimmering 9th on top.
- Notes
- EGBF♯
- Formula
- 1♭359
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · perfect 5th · major 9th
How to play Em(add9)
About the E minor added 9th chord
Playing it
On guitar, Em(add9) is one of the friendlier shapes: 024000 needs just two fingers and lets the open strings ring.
On piano, Em(add9) has one black key (F♯) and three white keys. In root position it spans more than an octave, so many pianists play the root with the left hand and the rest with the right.
On ukulele the usual Em(add9) shape is 0422, with a small 2-string barre at the 2nd fret.
