E9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop F#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 9

Notes:E · G# · B · D · F#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

E9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 3 0 3 3 0	– 1 – 2 3 –	x E F# D F# G#	easy
x 3 2 3 3 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x E G# D F# x	medium
x 3 x 7 5 6	– 1 – 4 2 3	x E x F# G# D	hard
5 5 5 5 5 6	1 1 1 1 1 2	B F# B E G# D	easy · barre on fret 5
10 7 0 0 8 6	4 2 – – 3 1	E G# F# B B D	hard
10 7 8 7 8 0	4 1 2 1 3 –	E G# D F# B G#	medium · barre on fret 7
10 x 8 9 8 10	3 – 1 2 1 4	E x D G# B F#	hard · barre on fret 8
10 10 0 9 11 0	2 3 – 1 4 –	E B F# G# D G#	medium
10 10 0 0 11 0	1 2 – – 3 –	E B F# B D G#	easy
x 3 2 3 3 0	– 2 1 3 4 –	x E G# D F# G#	medium
2 3 2 3 3 x	1 2 1 3 4 –	G# E G# D F# x	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 x 5 3 6	– 4 – 2 1 3	x G# x E F# D	hard
0 5 5 5 5 6	– 1 1 1 1 2	F# F# B E G# D	easy · barre on fret 5
10 x 0 9 8 6	4 – – 3 2 1	E x F# G# B D	hard
10 7 8 7 8 x	4 1 2 1 3 –	E G# D F# B x	medium · barre on fret 7
0 10 8 9 8 8	– 3 1 2 1 1	F# B D G# B E	medium · barre on fret 8

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 F# 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 F# F#-C#-F#-B-D#-G#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.