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E minor six nine (Em6(9)) chord on guitar

Notes
EGBC♯F♯
Formula
1♭3569

How to play Em6(9) on guitar

  1. Shape 1 · 1st position

    Em6(9) chord on guitar, shape 1: first position, with open strings, notes E, G, B, C#, F#

  2. Shape 2 · fret 5 · barre

    Em6(9) chord on guitar, shape 2: barre at fret 7, notes E, G, B, C#, F#

  3. Shape 3 · fret 9 · barre

    Em6(9) chord on guitar, shape 3: barre at fret 12, notes E, G, B, C#, F#

  4. Shape 4 · fret 7 · barre

    Em6(9) chord on guitar, shape 4: barre at fret 7, notes E, G, B, C#, F#

Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. x = do not play the string, o = open string. The coloured dot is the root (E). The same shapes work on acoustic, classical and electric guitar.

Em6(9) inversions on guitar

The same Em6(9) with another chord note in the bass (the lowest note that sounds). The notes stay the same, but the colour changes, and the bass line can move by step from one chord to the next. In a chord symbol, the bass comes after the slash.

  1. 3rd (G) in the bass1st inversion · Em6(9)/G

    E minor six nine, Em6(9)/G, 344000Em6(9)/G123GC♯F♯GBEmetronotuner.com

  2. 3rd (G) in the bass1st inversion · Em6(9)/G

    E minor six nine, Em6(9)/G, 322422Em6(9)/G2113GBEBC♯F♯metronotuner.com

  3. 5th (B) in the bass2nd inversion · Em6(9)/B

    E minor six nine, Em6(9)/B, x24020Em6(9)/B132BF♯GC♯Emetronotuner.com

  4. 5th (B) in the bass2nd inversion · Em6(9)/B

    E minor six nine, Em6(9)/B, x25652Em6(9)/B21243BGC♯EF♯metronotuner.com

Jazz voicings

About the minor six nine chord

A minor chord with a major sixth and a ninth: minor with a Dorian colour, dark but sophisticated. In jazz and bossa nova it works as the resting chord of a minor key, in place of m6 or m7.

Notes and intervals of Em6(9)

Em6(9) (E minor six nine) is built from 5 notes. Each one fills a degree of the chord:

  • E · 1 · root
  • G · ♭3 · minor third
  • B · 5 · perfect fifth
  • C♯ · 6 · major sixth
  • F♯ · 9 · ninth

Other E chords

Minor six nine: other roots

Frequently asked questions

How do you play the Em6(9) chord on guitar?

Em6(9) (E minor six nine) has 4 fingerings on this page, from easiest to hardest. Each diagram shows the fingers, the open strings (o) and the strings you do not play (x), and you can hear every shape.

What notes are in Em6(9)?

The notes of Em6(9) are E, G, B, C♯, F♯. The formula is 1 · ♭3 · 5 · 6 · 9: root, minor third, perfect fifth, major sixth, ninth.

What does Em6(9) mean?

Em6(9) is the chord symbol for E minor six nine. A minor chord with a major sixth and a ninth: minor with a Dorian colour, dark but sophisticated. In jazz and bossa nova it works as the resting chord of a minor key, in place of m6 or m7.

Em6(9) on other instruments

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