E9 chord on 6-String Guitar – DADGAD (D Modal)

in DADGAD (D Modal) tuning · Also known as Celtic, Modal D

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 9

Notes:E · G# · B · D · F#

hard

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

E9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 x 0 1 2 4	2 – – 1 3 4	E x D G# B F#	hard
2 x 4 x 5 6	1 – 2 – 3 4	E x F# x D G#	hard
x 7 6 4 5 4	– 4 3 1 2 1	x E G# B D F#	medium · barre on fret 4
0 5 0 9 9 6	– 1 – 3 4 2	D D D E F# G#	hard
x 7 6 7 9 6	– 2 1 3 4 1	x E G# D F# G#	medium · barre on fret 6
x 7 9 11 11 0	– 1 2 3 4 –	x E B F# G# D	hard
0 9 9 9 11 9	– 1 1 1 2 1	D F# B E G# B	medium · barre on fret 9
2 x 4 1 2 0	2 – 4 1 3 –	E x F# G# B D	hard
2 x 6 x 5 4	1 – 4 – 3 2	E x G# x D F#	hard
0 5 6 4 7 4	– 2 3 1 4 1	D D G# B E F#	medium · barre on fret 4
0 5 6 9 9 0	– 1 2 3 4 –	D D G# E F# D	hard
x 7 6 7 9 0	– 2 1 3 4 –	x E G# D F# D	medium
x 7 x 11 11 0	– 1 – 2 3 –	x E x F# G# D	hard
0 11 9 9 9 9	– 2 1 1 1 1	D G# B E F# B	medium · barre on fret 9
2 2 0 1 x 4	2 3 – 1 – 4	E B D G# x F#	hard
2 5 4 x x 6	1 3 2 – – 4	E D F# x x G#	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The E9 chord (Dominant 9) is built from the notes E, G#, B, D, F#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – DADGAD (D Modal) 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 E9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	E
3	4	G#
5	7	B
♭7	10	D
9	14	F#

More E chords

E Em E7 E°E+Emaj7 Em7 E7♯5 E7♭5 E6 Em6 Em7♭5 E°7 Esus2 Esus4 Eadd9 Emaj9 Em9 E5

Other roots

C9 C#9 D9 D#9 F9 F#9 G9 G#9 A9 A#9 B9

See E9 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the E9 chord?

E9 is a Dominant 9 chord built from the notes E, G#, B, D, 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.