Eadd9 chord on Cavaquinho

in Standard (DGBD) tuning

○213EG#BF#
Eadd9
Add 9
Notes:E · G# · B · F#
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEBG#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 1 0 42 1 – 3E G# B F#medium
6 4 5 43 1 2 1G# B E F#medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 7 6– 3 2 1x E F# G#medium
2 1 5 42 1 4 3E G# E F#hard
4 4 5 61 2 3 4F# B E G#medium
6 9 7 61 3 2 1G# E F# G#medium · barre on fret 6
2 1 x 42 1 – 3E G# x F#hard
4 x 5 61 – 2 3F# x E G#hard
6 9 7 91 3 2 4G# E F# Bmedium
4 1 0 23 1 – 2F# G# B Emedium
6 x 5 43 – 2 1G# x E F#hard
9 9 7 63 4 2 1B E F# G#medium
4 1 5 23 1 4 2F# G# E Ehard
6 9 7 x1 3 2 –G# E F# xmedium
4 1 5 42 1 4 3F# G# E F#hard
x 1 5 4– 1 3 2x G# E F#hard

The Eadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes E, G#, B, F#. Below are playable fingerings for Cavaquinho 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

Standard (DGBD) D-G-B-D
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.