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.

Root

Chord

Tuning

Capo

Em9

E minor ninth

Left-handed

Open

F♯

0 2 0 0 0 22 fingers

F♯

0 2 0 0 3 23 fingers

F♯

0 2 4 0 3 03 fingers

2nd position

2fr

F♯

3 2 2 4 3 2barre · 4 fingers

2fr

F♯

0 2 5 4 3 2barre · 4 fingers

2fr

F♯

2 2 2 4 3 3barre · 4 fingers

3rd position

3fr

F♯

0 5 4 4 3 3barre · 4 fingers

3fr

F♯

0 5 4 4 0 34 fingers

3fr

F♯

0 5 4 0 3 34 fingers

4th position

4fr

F♯

0 5 5 4 7 ×4 fingers

4fr

F♯

0 5 5 4 7 04 fingers

4fr

F♯

0 5 4 0 5 74 fingers

5th position

5fr

F♯

0 5 5 7 7 7barre · 4 fingers

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5fr

F♯

× 7 5 7 7 ×4 fingers

5fr

F♯

× 7 5 7 7 04 fingers

7th position

7fr

F♯

0 10 9 7 7 7barre · 3 fingers

7fr

F♯

0 9 9 7 8 7barre · 4 fingers

7fr

F♯

0 10 9 7 7 10barre · 4 fingers

9th position

9fr

F♯

0 9 9 12 12 10barre · 4 fingers

9fr

F♯

12 9 9 12 × 10barre · 4 fingers

9fr

F♯

0 10 9 11 0 104 fingers

10th position

10fr

F♯

0 10 12 11 12 10barre · 4 fingers

10fr

F♯

12 10 × 11 12 10barre · 4 fingers

10fr

F♯

12 10 12 11 0 ×4 fingers

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