Guitar chord · Ninths
E dominant 9th chord on guitar
020102 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play E9 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
A dominant 7th with an added 9th — funky and full.
- Notes
- EG♯BDF♯
- Formula
- 135♭79
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · perfect 5th · minor 7th · major 9th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Open position
- 6th string (low E): play open E
- 5th string (A): 2nd fret, middle finger (2) B
- 4th string (D): play open D
- 3rd string (G): 1st fret, index finger (1) G♯
- 2nd string (B): play open B
- 1st string (high E): 2nd fret, ring finger (3) F♯
Tablature
e|--2---| B|--0---| G|--1---| D|--0---| A|--2---| E|--0---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every E9 note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing E9 on guitar
On guitar, E9 has an open-position shape, 020102, using three fingers alongside the open strings.
