E9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 9

Notes:E · G# · B · D · F#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

E9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 0 2 2 1 2	– – 2 3 1 4	E B F# B D G#	medium
x 5 2 5 3 2	– 3 1 4 2 1	x E F# D E G#	medium · barre on fret 2
x 3 4 7 5 x	– 1 2 4 3 –	x D G# E F# x	hard
0 0 4 5 5 0	– – 1 2 3 –	E B G# D F# F#	easy
0 7 7 5 7 5	– 2 3 1 4 1	E F# B D G# B	medium · barre on fret 5
0 7 7 7 7 8	– 1 1 1 1 2	E F# B E G# D	easy · barre on fret 7
0 9 0 9 10 8	– 2 – 3 4 1	E G# E F# B D	medium
0 9 10 9 10 10	– 1 2 1 3 4	E G# D F# B E	medium · barre on fret 9
0 12 10 11 10 12	– 3 1 2 1 4	E B D G# B F#	medium · barre on fret 10
0 3 2 2 3 2	– 2 1 1 3 1	E D F# B E G#	easy · barre on fret 2
x 5 2 5 5 2	– 2 1 3 4 1	x E F# D F# G#	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 4 5 3 x	– 4 2 3 1 –	x F# G# D E x	hard
0 0 4 5 5 5	– – 1 2 3 4	E B G# D F# B	medium
0 5 7 5 7 0	– 1 2 1 3 –	E E B D G# F#	medium · barre on fret 5
0 7 7 9 7 8	– 1 1 3 1 2	E F# B F# G# D	medium · barre on fret 7
x 9 0 9 10 8	– 2 – 3 4 1	x G# E F# B D	medium

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 E 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 E E-B-E-A-C#-F#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.