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Chord Shapes

Know the chord but not where to put your fingers? Pick it below to see the ways to play it, grouped by position on the neck.

E9

E dominant ninth

Open

A♭
B
F♯
0 2 0 1 0 23 fingers
A♭
B
F♯
D
0 2 0 1 3 24 fingers
A♭
B
D
F♯
0 2 4 1 3 04 fingers

1st position

✕✕
A♭
E
F♯
D
× × 2 1 3 24 fingers
✕✕
A♭
F♯
E
D
2 × 2 1 3 ×4 fingers

2nd position

2fr
B
E
F♯
D
A♭
B
4 2 2 4 3 2barre · 4 fingers
2fr
F♯
B
E
D
B
A♭
2 2 2 4 3 4barre · 4 fingers
✕
2fr
B
E
F♯
D
A♭
4 2 2 × 3 2barre · 3 fingers

4th position

4fr
F♯
B
A♭
D
E
0 5 4 4 5 4barre · 3 fingers
4fr
A♭
F♯
B
A♭
D
E
4 5 4 4 5 4barre · 3 fingers
4fr
F♯
B
A♭
D
F♯
0 5 4 4 7 4barre · 3 fingers

6th position

✕✕
6fr
A♭
E
D
F♯
× 7 6 7 7 ×4 fingers
✕
6fr
A♭
E
D
F♯
× 7 6 7 7 04 fingers
✕
6fr
A♭
E
D
F♯
0 7 6 7 7 ×4 fingers

7th position

7fr
D
B
F♯
B
A♭
0 9 9 7 9 7barre · 4 fingers
✕
7fr
D
F♯
B
A♭
0 9 9 7 9 ×4 fingers
7fr
D
F♯
B
A♭
0 9 9 7 9 04 fingers

9th position

9fr
F♯
B
E
A♭
D
E
12 9 9 9 9 10barre · 3 fingers
9fr
F♯
B
E
A♭
D
0 9 9 9 9 10barre · 2 fingers
9fr
F♯
B
A♭
D
F♯
E
12 9 9 11 9 10barre · 4 fingers

11th position

✕
11fr
A♭
F♯
E
D
B
12 11 12 11 12 ×barre · 4 fingers
11fr
A♭
F♯
D
B
E
0 11 12 11 12 12barre · 4 fingers
✕
11fr
A♭
F♯
D
B
E
× 11 12 11 12 12barre · 4 fingers

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