E9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#

in Drop C# (C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 9

Notes:E · G# · B · D · F#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

E9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
3 0 1 2 1 3	3 – 1 2 1 4	E G# D G# B F#	medium · barre on fret 1
x x 3 2 4 3	– – 2 1 4 3	x x E G# D F#	medium
3 3 7 5 4 3	1 1 4 3 2 1	E B G# B D F#	hard · barre on fret 3
x 8 7 0 4 8	– 3 2 – 1 4	x E G# F# D B	hard
x 8 5 8 6 5	– 3 1 4 2 1	x E F# D E G#	medium · barre on fret 5
7 6 7 0 6 x	3 1 4 – 2 –	G# D G# F# E x	medium
x 8 7 8 8 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x E G# D F# x	medium
x 8 10 0 10 11	– 1 2 – 3 4	x E B F# G# D	medium
10 10 10 10 10 11	1 1 1 1 1 2	B F# B E G# D	easy · barre on fret 10
3 0 1 0 1 1	4 – 1 – 2 3	E G# D F# B E	medium
3 6 5 2 x x	2 4 3 1 – –	E D F# G# x x	hard
3 x 5 x 4 5	1 – 3 – 2 4	E x F# x D G#	hard
x 8 5 0 4 5	– 4 2 – 1 3	x E F# F# D G#	hard
x 8 5 8 8 5	– 2 1 3 4 1	x E F# D F# G#	medium · barre on fret 5
x 6 7 0 6 8	– 1 3 – 2 4	x D G# F# E B	medium
7 8 7 8 8 x	1 2 1 3 4 –	G# E G# D F# x	medium · barre on fret 7

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 – Drop C# 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 Drop C# C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#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.