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E Suspended & Altered Chords

Chords that swap the third for a second or a fourth, and chords that bend the fifth or the ninth out of shape. Suspensions blur the major/minor question; altered chords sharpen the pull toward whatever comes next.

17 chord types · 363 playable voicings · frets 1–15 · 308 use an open string

308 of the 363 shapes below let at least one string ring open, which usually makes them easier to hold and fuller to hear than the barred equivalents. The rest are movable grips. In the keys you are most likely to meet them, these chords sit as the I of E, the IV of A, and the V of B.

Jump to: Esus2 · Esus4 · E7sus4 · Emaj7sus4 · E7sus2 · Emaj7sus2 · E6sus4 · E6sus2 · Em7b5 · Em7#5 · Edim7 · E7b9 · E7#9 · E7b5 · Eaug7 · Eaug7b9 · Em7b9

Esus2

EF#B
19 shapes · open & play
O
X
X
X
O
1
O
O
O
1
3
4
O
O
1
1
3
2
O
O
1
3
4
2
X
X
O
1
3
2
X
X
X
O
1
2
O
X
X
O
O
4
1
X
X
4
4
1
1
2
O
O
7
1
3
4
2
O
7
1
3
4
1
1
O
7
2
3
4
1
1
O
O
7
2
3
4
1
O
X
X
O
O
9
1
O
O
O
9
1
1
1
O
O
O
9
1
1
3
X
X
X
9
4
1
1
O
X
X
O
O
11
1
X
X
X
12
3
1
4
O
X
X
O
14
1
2

Esus2 fits 10 of the twenty-four major and minor keys — a chord this open leaves most of the scale untouched. These are the 5 where it carries the weight, as the I, IV or V: I of E major, i of E minor, V of A major, IV of B major, iv of B minor.

Fret and finger numbers for Esus2
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
0 X X X 0 2– – – – – 1
0 2 4 4 0 0– 1 3 4 – –
0 2 2 4 0 2– 1 1 3 – 2
0 2 4 4 0 2– 1 3 4 – 2
X X 2 4 0 2– – 1 3 – 2
X X 2 X 0 2– – 1 – – 2
0 X 4 X 0 0– – 1 – – –
X 7 4 4 5 X– 4 1 1 2 –
0 7 9 9 7 0– 1 3 4 2 –
0 7 9 9 7 7– 1 3 4 1 1
0 9 9 9 7 7– 2 3 4 1 1
0 9 9 9 7 0– 2 3 4 1 –
0 9 X X 0 0– 1 – – – –
0 9 9 9 0 0– 1 1 1 – –
0 9 9 11 0 0– 1 1 3 – –
12 9 9 X X X4 1 1 – – –
0 X X 11 0 0– – – 1 – –
X X 14 X 12 14– – 3 – 1 4
0 X 14 X 0 14– – 1 – – 2

Esus4

EAB
25 shapes · open & play
O
O
O
1
1
1
O
O
O
O
1
1
O
O
O
O
1
3
O
X
X
X
1
2
X
X
X
2
1
3
4
O
O
X
O
O
4
1
O
O
X
O
O
7
1
O
O
7
1
1
3
2
O
O
O
7
1
3
2
O
O
O
7
3
4
1
O
O
O
7
1
1
3
O
O
O
O
7
1
3
X
7
1
1
3
4
2
O
O
X
O
O
9
1
O
O
X
O
O
9
1
O
O
O
O
9
1
1
O
O
O
9
1
1
2
O
12
1
3
4
1
1
O
O
12
3
4
1
1
12
1
2
3
4
1
1
12
1
1
3
4
1
1
X
X
X
12
1
3
4
X
X
X
12
3
4
1
O
O
X
O
O
14
1
O
O
X
O
O
14
1

Esus4 fits 10 of the twenty-four major and minor keys — a chord this open leaves most of the scale untouched. These are the 5 where it carries the weight, as the I, IV or V: I of E major, i of E minor, V of A major, v of A minor, iv of B minor.

Fret and finger numbers for Esus4
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
0 2 2 2 0 0– 1 1 1 – –
0 0 2 2 0 0– – 1 1 – –
0 0 2 4 0 0– – 1 3 – –
0 2 X 2 X X– 1 – 2 – –
X X 2 4 X 5– – 1 3 – 4
0 0 X 4 0 0– – – 1 – –
0 0 7 X 0 0– – 1 – – –
0 7 7 9 0 7– 1 1 3 – 2
0 0 7 9 0 7– – 1 3 – 2
0 0 9 9 0 7– – 3 4 – 1
0 7 7 9 0 0– 1 1 3 – –
0 0 7 9 0 0– – 1 3 – –
X 7 7 9 10 7– 1 1 3 4 2
0 0 X 9 0 0– – – 1 – –
0 0 9 X 0 0– – 1 – – –
0 0 9 9 0 0– – 1 1 – –
0 0 9 9 10 0– – 1 1 2 –
0 12 14 14 12 12– 1 3 4 1 1
0 0 14 14 12 12– – 3 4 1 1
12 14 14 14 12 121 2 3 4 1 1
12 12 14 14 12 121 1 3 4 1 1
12 14 X 14 X X1 3 – 4 – –
X X 14 14 12 X– – 3 4 1 –
0 0 X 14 0 0– – – 1 – –
0 0 14 X 0 0– – 1 – – –

E7sus4

EABD
23 shapes · open & play
O
O
O
O
O
1
O
O
O
1
3
2
O
O
O
O
1
2
O
O
O
1
2
3
O
O
1
1
1
2
O
O
O
O
3
2
1
O
O
O
3
2
1
3
O
O
3
3
2
1
4
O
O
O
O
O
4
1
O
O
O
O
4
1
2
O
O
O
O
4
1
2
O
O
O
4
1
2
3
O
O
O
4
2
1
3
O
O
4
2
1
3
4
O
O
O
5
1
3
2
O
O
O
O
5
3
1
O
O
O
O
O
7
1
X
X
7
1
3
2
4
X
7
1
1
1
4
2
X
7
1
3
1
4
1
O
O
O
O
O
9
1
O
O
O
X
O
12
1
12
1
3
1
4
1
1

E7sus4 turns up as the i, V, v, iv chord across 8 keys: i of E minor, V of A major, v of A minor, iv of B minor, vi of G major, ii of D major, iii of C major, VII of F# minor.

Fret and finger numbers for E7sus4
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
0 0 0 2 0 0– – – 1 – –
0 0 2 4 3 0– – 1 3 2 –
0 2 0 2 0 0– 1 – 2 – –
0 2 0 2 3 0– 1 – 2 3 –
0 2 2 2 3 0– 1 1 1 2 –
0 0 0 4 3 0– – – 2 1 –
0 0 0 4 3 5– – – 2 1 3
0 5 0 4 3 5– 3 – 2 1 4
0 0 0 4 0 0– – – 1 – –
0 0 0 4 0 5– – – 1 – 2
0 0 0 4 5 0– – – 1 2 –
0 0 0 4 5 5– – – 1 2 3
0 5 0 4 0 5– 2 – 1 – 3
0 5 0 4 5 5– 2 – 1 3 4
0 5 0 7 0 5– 1 – 3 – 2
0 0 0 7 0 5– – – 3 – 1
0 0 0 7 0 0– – – 1 – –
X 7 9 7 10 X– 1 3 2 4 –
X 7 7 7 10 7– 1 1 1 4 2
X 7 9 7 10 7– 1 3 1 4 1
0 0 0 9 0 0– – – 1 – –
0 0 0 X 0 12– – – – – 1
12 14 12 14 12 121 3 1 4 1 1

Emaj7sus4

EABEb
24 shapes · open & play
O
O
X
O
O
1
O
O
O
O
1
2
O
O
O
2
1
3
O
O
1
1
1
3
O
O
O
1
3
4
O
O
O
4
4
1
1
O
O
4
3
4
1
1
X
4
3
4
1
1
2
O
O
O
6
1
2
3
O
O
O
7
1
1
2
O
O
O
O
7
1
2
O
O
7
1
1
3
2
O
O
O
7
1
3
2
O
O
O
7
3
2
1
X
7
1
1
3
4
2
X
7
1
3
2
4
1
O
O
X
O
O
8
1
O
O
O
O
8
2
1
O
O
O
8
2
1
3
O
O
O
9
1
1
3
O
O
9
1
1
2
3
O
O
X
X
O
11
1
12
1
1
2
3
1
1
12
1
3
2
4
1
1

Emaj7sus4 is the I and the III chord of E major and C# minor.

Fret and finger numbers for Emaj7sus4
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
0 0 1 X 0 0– – 1 – – –
0 0 1 2 0 0– – 1 2 – –
0 2 1 2 0 0– 2 1 3 – –
0 2 2 2 4 0– 1 1 1 3 –
0 0 2 4 4 0– – 1 3 4 –
0 0 7 4 4 0– – 4 1 1 –
0 7 7 4 4 0– 3 4 1 1 –
X 7 7 4 4 5– 3 4 1 1 2
0 6 7 8 0 0– 1 2 3 – –
0 7 7 8 0 0– 1 1 2 – –
0 0 7 8 0 0– – 1 2 – –
0 7 7 8 0 7– 1 1 3 – 2
0 0 7 8 0 7– – 1 3 – 2
0 0 9 8 0 7– – 3 2 – 1
X 7 7 8 10 7– 1 1 3 4 2
X 7 9 8 10 7– 1 3 2 4 1
0 0 X 8 0 0– – – 1 – –
0 0 9 8 0 0– – 2 1 – –
0 0 9 8 10 0– – 2 1 3 –
0 0 9 9 0 11– – 1 1 – 3
0 0 9 9 10 11– – 1 1 2 3
0 0 X X 0 11– – – – – 1
12 12 13 14 12 121 1 2 3 1 1
12 14 13 14 12 121 3 2 4 1 1

E7sus2

EF#BD
20 shapes · open & play
O
X
O
X
O
1
O
O
X
O
1
2
O
O
O
1
3
2
O
1
1
4
3
2
O
O
1
4
3
2
O
1
3
4
2
1
O
O
1
3
4
2
X
X
1
4
3
2
O
X
O
O
4
2
1
O
O
4
2
1
1
3
O
O
5
1
2
3
4
O
O
7
1
4
2
3
O
7
1
3
1
1
1
O
O
7
3
1
1
1
O
7
3
4
1
1
1
O
O
7
1
4
2
3
X
7
1
3
1
1
4
O
O
X
O
O
9
1
O
X
O
O
O
11
1
X
X
12
1
2
3
4

E7sus2 turns up as the i, V, iv, vi chord across 6 keys: i of E minor, V of A major, iv of B minor, vi of G major, ii of D major, VII of F# minor.

Fret and finger numbers for E7sus2
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
0 X 0 X 0 2– – – – – 1
0 2 0 X 0 2– 1 – – – 2
0 2 0 4 0 2– 1 – 3 – 2
0 2 2 4 3 2– 1 1 4 3 2
0 2 0 4 3 2– 1 – 4 3 2
0 2 4 4 3 2– 1 3 4 2 1
0 2 4 4 3 0– 1 3 4 2 –
X X 2 4 3 2– – 1 4 3 2
0 5 4 X 0 0– 2 1 – – –
0 5 4 4 5 0– 2 1 1 3 –
0 5 0 7 7 7– 1 – 2 3 4
0 7 9 7 7 0– 1 4 2 3 –
0 7 9 7 7 7– 1 3 1 1 1
0 9 0 7 7 7– 3 – 1 1 1
0 9 9 7 7 7– 3 4 1 1 1
0 7 0 9 7 7– 1 – 4 2 3
X 7 9 7 7 10– 1 3 1 1 4
0 9 0 X 0 0– 1 – – – –
0 X 0 11 0 0– – – 1 – –
12 X 12 X 12 141 – 2 – 3 4

Emaj7sus2

EF#BEb
17 shapes · open & play
O
X
X
O
1
2
O
1
1
3
4
2
O
O
1
2
3
4
O
1
2
3
4
1
X
X
1
3
4
2
O
O
O
4
3
1
1
O
O
4
3
1
1
1
O
O
4
3
1
1
2
O
7
1
3
2
1
1
O
O
7
1
4
3
2
O
7
3
4
2
1
1
O
O
7
3
4
2
1
O
O
7
3
4
2
1
O
O
O
8
2
3
1
O
O
9
1
1
1
3
X
X
12
1
3
2
4
O
X
O
13
2
1
3

Emaj7sus2 turns up as the I, IV, VI, III chord across 4 keys: I of E major, IV of B major, VI of G# minor, III of C# minor.

Fret and finger numbers for Emaj7sus2
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
0 X 1 X 0 2– – 1 – – 2
0 2 2 4 4 2– 1 1 3 4 2
0 2 4 4 4 0– 1 2 3 4 –
0 2 4 4 4 2– 1 2 3 4 1
X X 2 4 4 2– – 1 3 4 2
0 6 4 4 0 0– 3 1 1 – –
0 6 4 4 4 0– 3 1 1 1 –
0 6 4 4 5 0– 3 1 1 2 –
0 7 9 8 7 7– 1 3 2 1 1
0 7 9 8 7 0– 1 4 3 2 –
0 9 9 8 7 7– 3 4 2 1 1
0 9 9 8 0 7– 3 4 2 – 1
0 9 9 8 7 0– 3 4 2 1 –
0 9 9 8 0 0– 2 3 1 – –
0 9 9 9 0 11– 1 1 1 – 3
12 X 13 X 12 141 – 3 – 2 4
0 14 13 X 0 14– 2 1 – – 3

E6sus4

EABC#
17 shapes · open & play
O
O
X
O
3
1
O
O
O
1
3
2
O
O
O
3
1
1
O
O
O
4
1
4
2
O
O
X
O
5
2
1
O
O
O
5
3
2
1
O
O
5
3
4
2
1
O
O
5
3
2
1
4
O
O
X
O
O
6
1
O
O
O
O
6
2
1
O
O
O
6
2
3
1
O
O
O
6
2
1
3
O
O
6
2
3
1
4
O
O
7
1
1
3
4
O
O
X
X
O
9
1
9
3
4
1
1
2
1
O
O
X
O
O
11
1

E6sus4 turns up as the I, V, iv, ii chord across 6 keys: I of E major, V of A major, iv of B minor, ii of D major, III of C# minor, VII of F# minor.

Fret and finger numbers for E6sus4
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
0 0 X 4 2 0– – – 3 1 –
0 0 2 4 2 0– – 1 3 2 –
0 4 2 2 0 0– 3 1 1 – –
0 4 7 4 0 0– 1 4 2 – –
0 0 X 6 0 5– – – 2 – 1
0 0 7 6 0 5– – 3 2 – 1
0 7 7 6 0 5– 3 4 2 – 1
0 0 7 6 5 7– – 3 2 1 4
0 0 X 6 0 0– – – 1 – –
0 0 7 6 0 0– – 2 1 – –
0 7 7 6 0 0– 2 3 1 – –
0 0 7 6 0 7– – 2 1 – 3
0 7 7 6 0 7– 2 3 1 – 4
0 7 7 9 0 9– 1 1 3 – 4
0 0 X X 0 9– – – – – 1
12 12 9 9 10 93 4 1 1 2 1
0 0 11 X 0 0– – 1 – – –

E6sus2

EF#BC#
20 shapes · open & play
O
1
1
4
2
3
O
O
1
3
4
2
O
O
3
1
4
2
O
3
1
4
1
1
O
1
3
4
1
1
O
2
3
4
1
1
O
O
2
3
4
1
O
O
2
3
4
1
X
X
1
4
2
3
O
X
O
O
4
1
1
O
O
O
4
1
1
3
O
O
4
1
1
1
4
O
O
O
4
1
1
1
O
O
4
1
1
1
2
O
O
O
6
3
4
1
O
O
O
9
1
3
2
O
O
O
9
1
3
4
O
O
9
1
4
2
3
O
O
9
1
1
3
2
O
O
9
1
3
4
2

E6sus2 turns up as the I, V, IV, iv chord across 8 keys: I of E major, V of A major, IV of B major, iv of B minor, VI of G# minor, ii of D major, III of C# minor, VII of F# minor.

Fret and finger numbers for E6sus2
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
0 2 2 4 2 2– 1 1 4 2 3
0 2 4 4 2 0– 1 3 4 2 –
0 4 2 4 0 2– 3 1 4 – 2
0 4 2 4 2 2– 3 1 4 1 1
0 2 4 4 2 2– 1 3 4 1 1
0 4 4 4 2 2– 2 3 4 1 1
0 4 4 4 0 2– 2 3 4 – 1
0 4 4 4 2 0– 2 3 4 1 –
X X 2 4 2 2– – 1 4 2 3
0 4 4 X 0 0– 1 1 – – –
0 4 4 6 0 0– 1 1 3 – –
0 4 4 4 0 7– 1 1 1 – 4
0 4 4 4 0 0– 1 1 1 – –
0 4 4 4 5 0– 1 1 1 2 –
0 9 9 6 0 0– 3 4 1 – –
0 9 11 9 0 0– 1 3 2 – –
0 9 11 11 0 0– 1 3 4 – –
0 9 11 9 0 9– 1 4 2 – 3
0 9 9 11 0 9– 1 1 3 – 2
0 9 11 11 0 9– 1 3 4 – 2

Em7b5

EGBbD
26 shapes · open & play
O
O
O
X
O
1
O
O
O
O
1
3
O
O
O
1
2
3
O
O
O
1
3
4
O
O
1
2
3
4
O
O
1
2
3
4
X
X
1
2
3
4
O
O
3
3
1
1
1
O
O
3
3
4
1
1
O
3
3
4
1
1
1
O
O
3
3
1
4
2
O
O
O
5
1
2
3
O
O
5
1
1
2
3
O
O
O
5
3
1
2
X
5
3
1
4
1
2
O
X
O
O
X
6
1
O
O
O
X
6
2
1
X
X
7
1
3
2
4
X
7
1
2
1
3
4
O
X
O
O
O
11
1
X
X
11
2
3
4
1
12
1
2
1
1
4
1
12
1
2
3
1
4
1
12
1
2
1
1
3
4
O
X
O
X
15
1
2
O
X
O
15
1
1
1

Em7b5 is the ii° and the vii° chord of D minor and F major.

Fret and finger numbers for Em7b5
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
0 1 0 0 X 0– 1 – – – –
0 1 0 0 3 0– 1 – – 3 –
0 1 2 0 3 0– 1 2 – 3 –
0 1 0 0 3 3– 1 – – 3 4
0 1 2 0 3 3– 1 2 – 3 4
0 1 0 3 3 3– 1 – 2 3 4
X X 2 3 3 3– – 1 2 3 4
0 5 0 3 3 3– 3 – 1 1 1
0 5 5 3 3 0– 3 4 1 1 –
0 5 5 3 3 3– 3 4 1 1 1
0 5 0 3 5 3– 3 – 1 4 2
0 5 0 0 5 6– 1 – – 2 3
0 5 5 0 5 6– 1 1 – 2 3
0 7 0 0 5 6– 3 – – 1 2
X 7 5 7 5 6– 3 1 4 1 2
0 X 0 0 X 6– – – – – 1
0 7 0 0 X 6– 2 – – – 1
X 7 8 7 8 X– 1 3 2 4 –
X 7 8 7 8 10– 1 2 1 3 4
0 X 0 0 11 0– – – – 1 –
12 X 12 12 11 X2 – 3 4 1 –
12 13 12 12 15 121 2 1 1 4 1
12 13 14 12 15 121 2 3 1 4 1
12 13 12 12 15 151 2 1 1 3 4
0 X 0 15 X 15– – – 1 – 2
0 X 0 15 15 15– – – 1 1 1

Em7#5

EGCD
24 shapes · open & play
O
X
O
O
O
1
O
O
O
O
3
1
O
O
O
3
1
4
O
O
O
2
1
3
O
O
2
1
3
4
X
X
2
1
4
2
3
O
O
O
X
O
3
1
O
O
3
1
4
2
3
O
O
3
1
4
2
3
O
O
3
3
4
1
1
O
O
O
3
1
3
2
O
O
3
1
3
4
2
O
O
O
3
1
3
2
O
O
3
1
3
4
2
O
3
1
3
4
1
1
O
3
2
3
4
1
1
O
O
O
O
3
1
2
O
O
O
3
1
2
3
X
7
1
4
1
2
3
X
X
7
1
2
3
4
O
X
O
O
X
8
1
O
O
O
8
3
1
1
O
O
O
O
10
1
4
12
1
4
1
1
2
1

Em7#5 turns up as the i, v, vi, ii° chord across 6 keys: i of E minor, v of A minor, vi of G major, ii° of D minor, iii of C major, vii° of F major.

Fret and finger numbers for Em7#5
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
0 X 0 0 1 0– – – – 1 –
0 3 0 0 1 0– 3 – – 1 –
0 3 0 0 1 3– 3 – – 1 4
0 3 2 0 3 0– 2 1 – 3 –
0 3 2 0 3 3– 2 1 – 3 4
X X 2 5 3 3– – 1 4 2 3
0 3 0 0 X 0– 1 – – – –
0 3 5 0 3 3– 1 4 – 2 3
0 3 0 5 3 3– 1 – 4 2 3
0 5 0 5 3 3– 3 – 4 1 1
0 3 0 0 5 3– 1 – – 3 2
0 3 0 5 5 3– 1 – 3 4 2
0 3 5 0 3 0– 1 3 – 2 –
0 3 5 5 3 0– 1 3 4 2 –
0 3 5 5 3 3– 1 3 4 1 1
0 5 5 5 3 3– 2 3 4 1 1
0 3 0 0 3 0– 1 – – 2 –
0 3 0 0 3 3– 1 – – 2 3
X 7 10 7 8 8– 1 4 1 2 3
X 7 X 7 8 8– 1 – 2 3 4
0 X 0 0 X 8– – – – – 1
0 10 0 0 8 8– 3 – – 1 1
0 10 0 0 13 0– 1 – – 4 –
12 15 12 12 13 121 4 1 1 2 1

Edim7

EGBbC#
23 shapes · open & play
O
X
O
O
1
2
O
O
O
1
2
3
X
X
1
3
2
4
O
X
O
3
2
3
1
O
3
2
3
1
4
1
O
O
3
2
3
1
4
O
X
O
X
4
1
3
O
X
X
6
1
3
2
O
6
2
3
1
4
1
O
O
6
2
3
1
4
O
X
O
X
8
1
2
O
O
8
4
1
2
3
O
9
2
3
1
4
1
O
O
9
2
3
4
1
O
O
9
2
3
1
4
O
O
O
10
1
2
3
O
X
O
O
11
1
2
O
O
X
O
11
3
1
O
O
O
11
3
1
2
O
O
11
3
4
1
2
O
O
11
4
1
3
2
X
X
11
3
1
4
2
12
1
2
3
1
4
1

Edim7 — Four notes stacked a minor third apart, so it belongs to no key in particular. That symmetry makes it a pivot: it can slide into almost any chord, which is why it turns up at the seams where a song changes direction.

Fret and finger numbers for Edim7
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
0 1 X 0 2 0– 1 – – 2 –
0 1 2 0 2 0– 1 2 – 3 –
X X 2 3 2 3– – 1 3 2 4
0 4 5 3 X 0– 2 3 1 – –
0 4 5 3 5 3– 2 3 1 4 1
0 4 5 3 5 0– 2 3 1 4 –
0 4 X 0 X 6– 1 – – – 3
0 X X 6 8 6– – – 1 3 2
0 7 8 6 8 6– 2 3 1 4 1
0 7 8 6 8 0– 2 3 1 4 –
0 X 8 0 X 9– – 1 – – 2
0 10 8 0 8 9– 4 1 – 2 3
0 10 11 9 11 9– 2 3 1 4 1
0 10 11 0 11 9– 2 3 – 4 1
0 10 11 9 11 0– 2 3 1 4 –
0 10 11 0 11 0– 1 2 – 3 –
0 X 11 0 11 0– – 1 – 2 –
0 13 11 0 X 0– 3 1 – – –
0 13 11 0 11 0– 3 1 – 2 –
12 13 11 0 11 03 4 1 – 2 –
0 13 11 12 11 0– 4 1 3 2 –
12 X 11 12 11 X3 – 1 4 2 –
12 13 14 12 14 121 2 3 1 4 1

E7b9

EG#BDF
18 shapes · open & play
O
X
O
O
1
2
O
O
O
3
1
2
O
O
3
1
4
2
O
2
3
1
4
1
O
2
3
1
4
1
O
O
2
3
1
4
O
X
O
3
3
1
2
O
X
O
4
1
3
2
O
O
4
3
1
4
2
O
4
2
3
1
4
1
O
O
4
2
3
1
4
O
O
O
6
3
1
2
O
6
2
1
3
1
4
O
O
7
3
1
4
2
O
7
2
3
1
4
1
O
O
7
2
3
4
1
O
O
7
2
3
1
4
O
O
O
O
10
2
1

E7b9 — A dominant seventh with a flattened ninth on top. The ninth is outside the key, which is the point: it makes the resolution feel earned. Very common resolving into a minor chord.

Fret and finger numbers for E7b9
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
0 X 0 1 0 1– – – 1 – 2
0 2 0 1 0 1– 3 – 1 – 2
0 2 0 1 3 1– 3 – 1 4 2
0 2 2 1 3 1– 2 3 1 4 1
0 2 3 1 3 1– 2 3 1 4 1
0 2 3 1 3 0– 2 3 1 4 –
0 5 3 X 0 4– 3 1 – – 2
0 X 0 4 6 4– – – 1 3 2
0 5 0 4 6 4– 3 – 1 4 2
0 5 6 4 6 4– 2 3 1 4 1
0 5 6 4 6 0– 2 3 1 4 –
0 8 6 7 0 0– 3 1 2 – –
0 7 6 7 6 7– 2 1 3 1 4
0 8 0 7 9 7– 3 – 1 4 2
0 8 9 7 9 7– 2 3 1 4 1
0 8 0 9 9 7– 2 – 3 4 1
0 8 9 7 9 0– 2 3 1 4 –
0 11 0 10 0 0– 2 – 1 – –

E7#9

EG#BDG
20 shapes · open & play
O
X
O
O
1
3
O
O
O
2
1
3
O
O
2
1
3
4
O
O
O
O
1
3
O
O
1
1
2
3
O
O
O
1
2
3
O
X
O
O
O
4
1
O
O
O
O
4
2
1
O
O
O
4
2
3
1
O
4
2
3
1
4
1
O
O
O
4
2
3
1
O
O
O
O
5
1
2
O
O
5
1
3
2
4
O
O
O
5
1
2
3
O
X
O
O
7
3
1
O
O
O
7
1
3
2
O
9
2
1
1
1
3
9
4
2
1
1
1
3
O
O
O
O
O
11
1
12
1
3
1
2
1
4

E7#9 — The Hendrix chord. A dominant seventh carrying both a major third and a raised ninth — which is the minor third in disguise. Major and minor at once, and neither.

Fret and finger numbers for E7#9
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
0 X 0 1 0 3– – – 1 – 3
0 2 0 1 0 3– 2 – 1 – 3
0 2 0 1 3 3– 2 – 1 3 4
0 2 0 0 0 4– 1 – – – 3
0 2 2 0 3 4– 1 1 – 2 3
0 2 0 0 3 4– 1 – – 2 3
0 X 0 0 0 4– – – – – 1
0 5 0 0 0 4– 2 – – – 1
0 5 5 0 0 4– 2 3 – – 1
0 5 5 4 5 4– 2 3 1 4 1
0 5 6 0 0 4– 2 3 – – 1
0 5 6 0 0 0– 1 2 – – –
0 5 6 0 5 7– 1 3 – 2 4
0 5 6 0 0 7– 1 2 – – 3
0 X 0 0 9 7– – – – 3 1
0 7 0 0 9 7– 1 – – 3 2
0 10 9 9 9 10– 2 1 1 1 3
12 10 9 9 9 104 2 1 1 1 3
0 11 0 0 0 0– 1 – – – –
12 14 12 13 12 151 3 1 2 1 4

E7b5

EG#BbD
27 shapes · open & play
O
O
X
O
1
2
O
O
1
3
2
4
O
O
O
1
2
3
X
X
1
2
3
4
O
X
O
3
4
1
1
O
X
O
X
3
1
2
O
O
3
3
1
1
2
O
O
3
3
1
4
2
O
X
O
6
3
4
1
O
X
O
X
6
4
1
X
6
2
1
3
4
1
X
X
6
3
1
4
2
O
O
7
1
3
2
4
X
7
1
2
1
3
4
O
O
O
9
3
1
4
O
O
9
3
1
4
2
O
O
X
O
11
1
2
O
X
O
O
11
3
1
O
O
O
11
1
3
2
O
O
11
3
1
4
2
O
O
O
11
3
4
1
O
O
11
2
3
4
1
O
O
11
1
3
4
2
O
O
11
3
2
4
1
O
O
11
1
4
2
3
O
O
11
3
4
1
2
12
1
2
1
3
4
1

E7b5 — A dominant seventh with the fifth flattened. It is a V chord under tension, and it resolves like one; the flat fifth just sharpens the pull.

Fret and finger numbers for E7b5
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
0 1 0 1 X 0– 1 – 2 – –
0 1 2 1 3 0– 1 3 2 4 –
0 1 0 1 3 0– 1 – 2 3 –
X X 2 3 3 4– – 1 2 3 4
0 X 6 3 3 0– – 4 1 1 –
0 X 0 3 X 4– – – 1 – 2
0 5 0 3 3 4– 3 – 1 1 2
0 5 0 3 5 4– 3 – 1 4 2
0 X 0 9 9 6– – – 3 4 1
0 X 0 X 9 6– – – – 4 1
X 7 6 7 9 6– 2 1 3 4 1
X 7 6 7 X 6– 3 1 4 – 2
0 7 8 7 9 0– 1 3 2 4 –
X 7 8 7 9 10– 1 2 1 3 4
0 11 0 9 11 0– 3 – 1 4 –
0 11 0 9 11 10– 3 – 1 4 2
0 11 0 X 11 0– 1 – – 2 –
0 X 0 13 11 0– – – 3 1 –
0 11 0 13 11 0– 1 – 3 2 –
12 11 0 13 11 03 1 – 4 2 –
0 13 0 13 11 0– 3 – 4 1 –
12 13 0 13 11 02 3 – 4 1 –
0 11 12 13 11 0– 1 3 4 2 –
0 13 12 13 11 0– 3 2 4 1 –
0 11 0 13 11 12– 1 – 4 2 3
0 13 0 13 11 12– 3 – 4 1 2
12 13 12 13 15 121 2 1 3 4 1

Eaug7

EG#CD
22 shapes · open & play
O
X
O
O
1
1
O
O
O
3
1
1
O
O
3
2
1
4
O
O
3
1
1
4
O
O
O
3
1
4
X
X
2
1
4
2
3
O
O
X
X
3
1
2
O
O
3
1
4
2
3
O
O
3
3
4
1
2
O
O
3
1
3
4
2
O
O
4
2
3
4
1
O
O
5
1
4
2
3
X
X
6
2
1
3
4
O
O
7
1
2
4
3
O
O
7
1
3
4
2
X
7
1
4
1
3
2
O
X
O
X
8
2
1
O
O
X
X
8
4
1
O
X
O
10
3
4
1
X
X
10
4
3
1
2
O
O
O
11
1
3
4
12
1
4
1
2
3
1

Eaug7 — A dominant seventh with the fifth raised. Same job as a plain seventh — pulling toward the chord a fourth above — with more strain in the middle of the chord.

Fret and finger numbers for Eaug7
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
0 X 0 1 1 0– – – 1 1 –
0 3 0 1 1 0– 3 – 1 1 –
0 3 2 1 3 0– 3 2 1 4 –
0 3 0 1 1 4– 3 – 1 1 4
0 3 0 1 3 0– 3 – 1 4 –
X X 2 5 3 4– – 1 4 2 3
0 3 0 X X 4– 1 – – – 2
0 3 0 5 3 4– 1 – 4 2 3
0 5 0 5 3 4– 3 – 4 1 2
0 3 0 5 5 4– 1 – 3 4 2
0 5 0 5 5 4– 2 – 3 4 1
0 5 6 5 5 0– 1 4 2 3 –
X 7 6 7 X 8– 2 1 3 – 4
0 7 0 7 9 8– 1 – 2 4 3
0 7 0 9 9 8– 1 – 3 4 2
X 7 10 7 9 8– 1 4 1 3 2
0 X 0 X 9 8– – – – 2 1
0 11 0 X X 8– 4 – – – 1
0 X 0 13 13 10– – – 3 4 1
12 11 10 X X 104 3 1 – – 2
0 11 0 13 13 0– 1 – 3 4 –
12 15 12 13 13 121 4 1 2 3 1

Eaug7b9

EG#CDF
17 shapes · open & play
O
X
O
1
1
1
O
O
3
1
1
1
O
O
3
1
4
2
O
3
2
1
4
1
O
3
1
1
4
2
3
O
O
3
1
3
4
2
O
3
3
1
4
1
2
O
X
O
4
2
3
1
X
O
4
4
2
3
1
O
O
5
1
3
2
4
O
6
3
1
2
1
4
O
O
X
8
1
3
2
O
X
O
8
3
2
1
O
O
8
1
4
3
2
10
3
2
1
1
4
1
O
O
11
1
2
3
4
O
O
X
11
1
3
4

Eaug7b9 — A dominant seventh with both the fifth and the ninth altered. It exists to make the chord it resolves to sound like relief.

Fret and finger numbers for Eaug7b9
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
0 X 0 1 1 1– – – 1 1 1
0 3 0 1 1 1– 3 – 1 1 1
0 3 0 1 3 1– 3 – 1 4 2
0 3 2 1 3 1– 3 2 1 4 1
0 3 3 5 3 4– 1 1 4 2 3
0 3 0 5 6 4– 1 – 3 4 2
0 5 3 5 3 4– 3 1 4 1 2
0 X 0 5 6 4– – – 2 3 1
X 7 0 5 6 4– 4 – 2 3 1
0 5 6 5 6 0– 1 3 2 4 –
0 8 6 7 6 8– 3 1 2 1 4
0 8 0 X 9 8– 1 – – 3 2
0 X 0 10 9 8– – – 3 2 1
0 8 0 10 9 8– 1 – 4 3 2
12 11 10 10 13 103 2 1 1 4 1
0 11 0 13 13 13– 1 – 2 3 4
0 11 0 X 13 13– 1 – – 3 4

Em7b9

EGBDF
21 shapes · open & play
O
X
O
O
O
1
O
O
O
O
2
1
O
O
2
3
4
1
O
O
O
2
3
1
O
O
2
3
4
1
O
O
O
1
2
3
O
O
1
2
3
4
O
O
O
O
3
3
1
O
3
3
1
2
1
1
O
O
O
3
3
1
2
O
O
3
4
1
3
2
O
3
3
1
2
4
1
O
O
4
2
3
1
4
O
O
5
1
1
2
3
O
O
O
5
1
2
3
O
O
O
6
2
1
3
O
O
O
O
O
8
1
O
O
O
O
10
1
2
O
O
O
10
1
3
2
12
1
3
1
1
1
2
12
1
3
1
1
4
2

Em7b9 is the v and the iii chord of A minor and C major.

Fret and finger numbers for Em7b9
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
0 X 0 0 0 1– – – – – 1
0 2 0 0 0 1– 2 – – – 1
0 2 3 0 3 1– 2 3 – 4 1
0 2 0 0 3 1– 2 – – 3 1
0 2 2 0 3 1– 2 3 – 4 1
0 2 3 0 3 0– 1 2 – 3 –
0 2 3 0 3 3– 1 2 – 3 4
0 5 3 0 0 0– 3 1 – – –
0 5 3 4 3 3– 3 1 2 1 1
0 5 3 0 0 3– 3 1 – – 2
0 5 3 4 0 3– 4 1 3 – 2
0 5 3 4 5 3– 3 1 2 4 1
0 5 5 4 6 0– 2 3 1 4 –
0 5 5 0 6 7– 1 1 – 2 3
0 5 0 0 6 7– 1 – – 2 3
0 7 0 0 6 7– 2 – – 1 3
0 8 0 0 0 0– 1 – – – –
0 10 0 10 0 0– 1 – 2 – –
0 10 12 10 0 0– 1 3 2 – –
12 14 12 12 12 131 3 1 1 1 2
12 14 12 12 15 131 3 1 1 4 2

Every chord above has an open & play link that opens it in the interactive dictionary, where you can hear it and step through the shapes. You can also work backwards from a shape you are already holding.