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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.

Emaj9

E major ninth

Open

E♭
A♭
B
F♯
0 2 1 1 0 24 fingers
F♯
B
E♭
A♭
0 × 4 4 4 4barre · 1 finger
A♭
B
F♯
E♭
0 2 4 1 4 04 fingers

1st position

A♭
E
F♯
E♭
× × 2 1 4 24 fingers
A♭
F♯
E
E♭
2 × 2 1 4 ×4 fingers

2nd position

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

4th position

4fr
F♯
B
E♭
A♭
E
× 7 4 4 4 4barre · 2 fingers
4fr
F♯
B
E♭
A♭
E♭
0 6 4 4 4 4barre · 2 fingers
4fr
F♯
B
E♭
A♭
E
0 7 4 4 4 4barre · 2 fingers

6th position

6fr
E♭
A♭
F♯
B
E♭
0 6 6 8 7 7barre · 4 fingers
6fr
E♭
A♭
F♯
B
E
0 6 6 9 7 7barre · 4 fingers
6fr
A♭
E
F♯
E♭
× 7 6 8 7 ×4 fingers

8th position

8fr
E♭
F♯
B
A♭
0 9 9 8 9 ×4 fingers
8fr
E♭
F♯
B
A♭
0 9 9 8 9 04 fingers
8fr
E♭
F♯
B
A♭
× 9 9 8 9 04 fingers

9th position

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

11th position

11fr
A♭
F♯
E♭
E
B
12 11 × 11 12 11barre · 3 fingers
11fr
A♭
F♯
E♭
B
0 11 × 11 12 11barre · 2 fingers
11fr
E♭
A♭
F♯
B
E
11 11 × 11 12 12barre · 3 fingers

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