Eadd9 chord on 12-String Guitar – Open G

in Open G (D-D-G-G-D-D-G-G-B-B-D-D) tuning

○○2211331144EEG#G#EEG#G#BBF#F#
Eadd9
Add 9
Notes:E · G# · B · F#
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEBG#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 4 42 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 – – 4 4E E G# G# E E G# G# B B F# F#medium · barre on fret 1
2 2 x x 4 4 4 4 x x 6 61 1 – – 2 2 3 3 – – 4 4E E x x F# F# B B x x G# G#hard
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 61 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3F# F# B B F# F# B B E E G# G#medium · barre on fret 4
x x 9 9 6 6 9 9 7 7 6 6– – 3 3 1 1 4 4 2 2 1 1x x E E G# G# E E F# F# G# G#medium · barre on fret 6
x x 9 9 9 9 11 11 9 9 9 9– – 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1x x E E B B F# F# G# G# B Bmedium · barre on fret 9
2 2 1 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 2 22 2 1 1 4 4 1 1 – – 3 3E E G# G# F# F# G# G# B B E Emedium · barre on fret 1
2 2 x x 6 6 4 4 x x 4 41 1 – – 4 4 2 2 – – 3 3E E x x G# G# B B x x F# F#hard
4 4 4 4 6 6 4 4 5 5 4 41 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 1F# F# B B G# G# B B E E F# F#medium · barre on fret 4
x x 9 9 6 6 9 9 7 7 x x– – 3 3 1 1 4 4 2 2 – –x x E E G# G# E E F# F# x xmedium
x x 9 9 9 9 11 11 9 9 x x– – 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 – –x x E E B B F# F# G# G# x xmedium · barre on fret 9
2 2 1 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 4 42 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 – – 4 4E E G# G# F# F# G# G# B B F# F#medium · barre on fret 1
2 2 4 4 4 4 x x x x 6 61 1 2 2 3 3 – – – – 4 4E E B B F# F# x x x x G# G#hard
4 4 4 4 6 6 4 4 5 5 6 61 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 4 4F# F# B B G# G# B B E E G# G#medium · barre on fret 4
x x x x x x 9 9 7 7 6 6– – – – – – 3 3 2 2 1 1x x x x x x E E F# F# G# G#medium
x x 9 9 x x 11 11 9 9 9 9– – 1 1 – – 4 4 2 2 3 3x x E E x x F# F# G# G# B Bhard
2 2 1 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 x x2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 – – – –E E G# G# F# F# G# G# B B x xmedium · barre on fret 1

The Eadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes E, G#, B, F#. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Open G 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.