What notes are in a Em6/9 chord?

Em6/9 is E, G, B, C#, F#: the 1, ♭3, 5, 6, 9 of E.

How do you play Em6/9 on guitar?

6th String Root: 12 x 11 12 12 14; 5th String Root: x 7 5 6 7 7; 4th String Root: x x 2 0 2 2 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with Em6/9?

Scales on E that contain every note of Em6/9: E Major Blues, E Dorian, E Melodic Minor, E Ukrainian Dorian, E Lydian b3, E Bebop Dorian.

Guitar chord · Minor 6/9

Em6/9 chord (E Minor 6/9)

Minor triad with the 6th and the 9th: a stable minor sound that suggests the Dorian mode.

Notes EGBC#F#

Formula 1 ♭3 5 6 9

Shapes 3 on this page

Em6/9 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, E.

6th String Root 12 x 11 12 12 14

5th String Root x 7 5 6 7 7

4th String Root x x 2 0 2 2

Interactive chord diagram

Em6/9 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over Em6/9

These scales start on E and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Em6/9 is the chord of the moment.

E Major Blues E Dorian E Melodic Minor E Ukrainian Dorian E Lydian b3 E Bebop Dorian E Bebop Melodic Minor

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Questions

What notes are in a Em6/9 chord?: Em6/9 is E, G, B, C#, F#: the 1, ♭3, 5, 6, 9 of E.
How do you play Em6/9 on guitar?: 6th String Root: 12 x 11 12 12 14; 5th String Root: x 7 5 6 7 7; 4th String Root: x x 2 0 2 2 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Em6/9?: Scales on E that contain every note of Em6/9: E Major Blues, E Dorian, E Melodic Minor, E Ukrainian Dorian, E Lydian b3, E Bebop Dorian.

Minor 6/9 chords in every key

Cm6/9 C#m6/9 Dm6/9 Ebm6/9 Em6/9 Fm6/9 F#m6/9 Gm6/9 Abm6/9 Am6/9 Bbm6/9 Bm6/9