Eadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Double Daddy

in Double Daddy (D-A-D-D-A-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Eadd9

Add 9

Notes:E · G# · B · F#

hardbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Eadd9 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Eadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes E, G#, B, F#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Double Daddy 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

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

More E chords

E Em E7 E°E+E9 Emaj7 Em7 E7♯5 E7♭5 E6 Em6 Em7♭5 E°7 Esus2 Esus4 Emaj9 Em9 E5

Other roots

Cadd9 C#add9 Dadd9 D#add9 Fadd9 F#add9 Gadd9 G#add9 Aadd9 A#add9 Badd9

See Eadd9 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 Double Daddy D-A-D-D-A-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.