Em9/C Guitar Chord

The E minor ninth over C is a dominant chord. Explore fingerings, progressions, and theory analysis below.

Finger Positions

Dominant
Em9/C diagram
Root Note E
Name E minor ninth over C
Intervals 1P-3m-5P-7m-9M
Relative Minor C#m
Notes C, E, G, B, D, F#
Aliases Em9, E-9

Common Progressions Popular patterns using E

I-V-vi-IV

E → B → C#m → A

vi-IV-I-V

C#m → A → E → B

Diatonic Family (Triads)

E F#m G#m A B C#m D#dim

Diatonic Family (7ths)

Emaj7 F#m7 G#m7 Amaj7 B7 C#m7 D#m7b5

Scale Compatibility

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Minor Dorian Dorian #4 Bebop Minor Minor Bebop Composite Blues Messiaen's Mode #3 Chromatic

* 8 scales found containing the notes C, E, G, B, D, F#.

Audio & MIDI Analysis

MIDI Numbers 60, 64, 67, 71, 62, 66
Frequencies (Hz)

261.6255653005986, 329.6275569128699, 391.99543598174927, 493.8833012561241, 293.6647679174076, 369.9944227116344