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E m9 Chord on 4-String Bass

Play E m9 on 4-String Bass: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.

E m9 chord diagram, starting at fret 1. Strings low to high: E open, A 9th fret, D open, G open.

The E m9 chord is a minor extended chord that stacks higher tensions over a minor-seventh foundation. It is built from the notes E, F#, G, B, D. This page shows how to play E m9 on 4-String Bass with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.

The shape nearest the nut leaves the E, D and G strings open and takes the rest at fret 9. The root is the E string itself. It sounds from E1 up to G2.

4-String Bass is tuned E–A–D–G, with 15 frets to work with.

Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on E or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.