Eadd9 chord on 5-String Banjo – Double C (gCGCD)

in Double C (gCGCD) tuning

12134G#EG#EF#
Eadd9
Add 9
Notes:E · G# · B · F#
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEBG#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 4 1 4 41 2 1 3 4G# E G# E F#medium · barre on fret 1
4 4 4 6 61 1 1 2 3B E B F# G#medium · barre on fret 4
x x 9 6 6– – 3 1 2x x E F# G#medium
11 x 9 8 94 – 2 1 3F# x E G# Bhard
x 4 1 4 4– 2 1 3 4x E G# E F#medium
x 4 4 6 6– 1 2 3 4x E B F# G#medium
9 x 9 6 63 – 4 1 2E x E F# G#hard
9 8 11 8 92 1 4 1 3E G# F# G# Bmedium · barre on fret 8
1 4 1 x 41 2 1 – 3G# E G# x F#hard · barre on fret 1
4 4 4 8 41 1 1 2 1B E B G# F#hard · barre on fret 4
9 6 9 6 62 1 3 1 1E F# E F# G#medium · barre on fret 6
11 8 9 8 94 1 2 1 3F# G# E G# Bmedium · barre on fret 8
1 4 4 x 41 2 3 – 4G# E B x F#hard
x 4 4 8 4– 1 1 2 1x E B G# F#hard · barre on fret 4
9 6 9 8 63 1 4 2 1E F# E G# G#medium · barre on fret 6
11 x 9 8 x3 – 2 1 –F# x E G# xhard

The Eadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes E, G#, B, F#. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo – Double C (gCGCD) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the Eadd9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

DegreeSemitonesNote
10E
34G#
57B
914F#

More E chords

Other roots

See Eadd9 in another tuning

What notes make up the Eadd9 chord?

Eadd9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes E, G#, B, F#.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.