E9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G#

in Drop G# (G#-D#-G#-C#-F-A#) 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
x 1 0 1 1 1	– 1 – 2 3 4	x E G# D F# B	medium
3 3 3 3 3 4	1 1 1 1 1 2	B F# B E G# D	easy · barre on fret 3
8 x 0 5 6 4	4 – – 2 3 1	E x G# F# B D	hard
8 5 6 5 6 x	4 1 2 1 3 –	E G# D F# B x	medium · barre on fret 5
8 x 6 7 6 8	3 – 1 2 1 4	E x D G# B F#	hard · barre on fret 6
x x 8 7 9 8	– – 2 1 4 3	x x E G# D F#	medium
8 8 12 10 9 8	1 1 4 3 2 1	E B G# B D F#	hard · barre on fret 8
10 11 10 10 11 10	1 2 1 1 3 1	F# D F# B E G#	easy · barre on fret 10
x 1 0 1 1 x	– 1 – 2 3 –	x E G# D F# x	easy
x 3 3 3 3 4	– 1 1 1 1 2	x F# B E G# D	easy · barre on fret 3
8 8 0 5 x 4	3 4 – 2 – 1	E B G# F# x D	hard
8 5 6 5 x x	3 1 2 1 – –	E G# D F# x x	medium · barre on fret 5
8 x 6 7 x 8	3 – 1 2 – 4	E x D G# x F#	hard
8 x 0 7 9 8	2 – – 1 4 3	E x G# G# D F#	hard
8 8 0 x 9 8	1 2 – – 4 3	E B G# x D F#	hard
0 11 10 10 11 10	– 2 1 1 3 1	G# D F# B E G#	easy · barre on fret 10

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