Eadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Eadd9

Add 9

Notes:E · G# · B · F#

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Eadd9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 2 4 2 0	– – 1 2 1 –	x E B F# G# B	medium · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 2 2 x	1 1 1 1 1 –	B F# B E G# x	easy · barre on fret 2
7 4 7 4 0 0	2 1 3 1 – –	E G# E F# F# B	medium · barre on fret 4
x 0 7 6 5 7	– – 3 2 1 4	x E E G# B F#	medium
7 7 7 6 0 0	2 3 4 1 – –	E B E G# F# B	medium
7 7 7 9 0 9	1 1 1 2 – 3	E B E B F# G#	medium · barre on fret 7
9 0 9 9 0 9	1 – 2 3 – 4	F# E F# B F# G#	medium
11 0 11 x 12 12	1 – 2 – 3 4	G# E G# x F# B	hard
x 0 2 4 2 x	– – 1 2 1 –	x E B F# G# x	medium · barre on fret 2
x 2 2 2 2 x	– 1 1 1 1 –	x F# B E G# x	easy · barre on fret 2
7 4 7 4 5 0	3 1 4 1 2 –	E G# E F# B B	medium · barre on fret 4
x x 7 6 5 7	– – 3 2 1 4	x x E G# B F#	medium
7 7 7 6 0 x	2 3 4 1 – –	E B E G# F# x	medium
7 0 7 9 0 9	1 – 2 3 – 4	E E E B F# G#	medium
x 0 9 9 10 9	– – 1 1 2 1	x E F# B E G#	easy · barre on fret 9
11 0 11 x 0 0	1 – 2 – – –	G# E G# x F# B	easy

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 – Drop A 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 Drop A A-E-A-D-F#-B 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 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.