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
4 1 2 1 2 0	4 1 2 1 3 –	E G# D F# B D	medium · barre on fret 1
4 x 2 3 2 4	3 – 1 2 1 4	E x D G# B F#	hard · barre on fret 2
x x 4 3 5 4	– – 2 1 4 3	x x E G# D F#	medium
4 4 8 6 5 4	1 1 4 3 2 1	E B G# B D F#	hard · barre on fret 4
x 9 6 x 5 6	– 4 2 – 1 3	x E F# x D G#	hard
x 9 6 9 7 6	– 3 1 4 2 1	x E F# D E G#	medium · barre on fret 6
x 7 8 11 9 0	– 1 2 4 3 –	x D G# E F# D	hard
x 9 8 9 9 0	– 2 1 3 4 –	x E G# D F# D	medium
11 11 11 11 11 0	1 1 1 1 1 –	B F# B E G# D	easy · barre on fret 11
4 1 4 1 2 0	3 1 4 1 2 –	E G# E F# B D	medium · barre on fret 1
4 x 2 3 x 4	3 – 1 2 – 4	E x D G# x F#	hard
4 7 6 3 x x	2 4 3 1 – –	E D F# G# x x	hard
4 x 6 x 5 6	1 – 3 – 2 4	E x F# x D G#	hard
6 9 8 x 5 0	2 4 3 – 1 –	F# E G# x D D	hard
x 9 6 9 9 6	– 2 1 3 4 1	x E F# D F# G#	medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 9 7 0	– 4 2 3 1 –	x F# G# D E D	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 – 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.