Crappy 9th chord.

[Nic__]

I need help with this 9th chord. Im not 100% what the fingering should be.

the chord is
-7
-7
-7
-6
-7
-x

I can easily do
-x
-7
-7
-6
-7
-x

but whenever i try to barre it mutes the G# and doesn't sound right. Any suggestions?

[10th man down]

How are you barring the 7's. I'd do it like this:

--7----Pinky
--7----Pinky
--7----Ring
--6----Index
--7----Middle
-------

It would help to keep your thumb behing the neck if your not already doing so.

[Nic__]

Thanks. I was barring all 3 sevens with my ring finger. And yes it probably would help to have my thumb behind the neck but i have massive hands and its hard to to that. Thanks once again :P

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[WindowLedge]

I barre the bottom three with my ring finger, but you can play it however works best for your hands

[mike-o]

--7----Ring
--7----Ring
--7----Ring
--6----Index
--7----Middle
-------

/easier

[poita]

You could also try moving the root onto the low E string i.e.

--14--pinky
--12--index
--13--midle
--12--index
--14--ring
--12--index

but other than that I find mike-os one to be the simplest.

[austin99]

The way to finger the chord is

-7--ring
-7--ring
-7--ring
-6--middle
-7--index
-x

and the way you play it is a good 9th chord, the bottom string is the 5th in the chord and its not necessary to the sound of the chord.

-x
-7
-7
-6
-7
-x

a very common 7th chord form is


-x
-x
-7
-6
-7
-x




I barre the chord, the 9th is actually one of the easiest chords to form which is why its used a lot. The bottom string is a the 5th and the chord and its optional in the chord, 5th sounds like the root and its the note easiest to remove and get the chord to sound right, so muting it does not hurt the chord.

I really have never like the sound of the 9th chord you showed, I have one that I prefer the sound of

E9 no 3rd

e---7---5th
b---7---9th
g---7---b7th
d---9---5th
A---7---Root
E---x

its a 9th chord that has no third so it works like a power chord, use as major or minor, and it really easy just barre the 7th and ring finger on the 9th fret.

[Cain]

I always just barre it with my ring finger. Dominant 9th chords are some of the easiest dominant chord shapes to finger. :confused:

E9 no 3rd

e---7
b---7
g---7
d---9
A---7
E---x


The above does not function as a Dominant 9th chord. Without playing the third, the harmonic tension within the voicing is not pronounced enough and therefore does not function as a Dominant 9--the third is essential for solidifying that harmonic content: what you're doing is doubling the fifth in the D string and the E string (the note "B") and the effect, when played with the minor seventh and major ninth, is to imply an Em9 chord, not an E9 chord. If a piano played the third for you, that might work, but I'd imagine it would sound VERY muddy with that doubled fifth.

EDIT: I suppose you don't mind all of the above, now that I reflect on it. :p Just be aware that that voicing you've picked would only be best served in diatonic musical forms or in complex jazz harmony for a basic "i" chord. It would not be good to use in blues or bop as a Dominant 9th chord. The voicing the threadstarter is talking about is most appropriate for that.