Eadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Eadd9

Add 9

Notes:E · G# · B · F#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Eadd9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 1 0 3 1 1	– 1 – 4 2 3	x E G# E F# B	medium
3 3 3 3 3 x	1 1 1 1 1 –	B F# B E G# x	easy · barre on fret 3
8 5 8 5 6 x	3 1 4 1 2 –	E G# E F# B x	medium · barre on fret 5
x x 8 7 6 8	– – 3 2 1 4	x x E G# B F#	medium
8 8 0 7 x 8	2 3 – 1 – 4	E B G# G# x F#	hard
8 8 12 10 11 8	1 1 4 2 3 1	E B G# B E F#	hard · barre on fret 8
x x 10 10 11 10	– – 1 1 2 1	x x F# B E G#	easy · barre on fret 10
x 1 0 x 1 1	– 1 – – 2 3	x E G# x F# B	easy
x 3 3 3 3 x	– 1 1 1 1 –	x F# B E G# x	easy · barre on fret 3
8 5 8 5 x x	2 1 3 1 – –	E G# E F# x x	medium · barre on fret 5
8 x 0 7 6 8	3 – – 2 1 4	E x G# G# B F#	hard
8 8 10 7 x x	2 3 4 1 – –	E B F# G# x x	medium
8 8 0 10 x 8	1 2 – 4 – 3	E B G# B x F#	hard
0 x 10 10 11 10	– – 1 1 2 1	G# x F# B E G#	easy · barre on fret 10
x 1 0 3 1 x	– 1 – 3 2 –	x E G# E F# x	medium
3 3 3 3 3 6	1 1 1 1 1 2	B F# B E G# E	medium · barre on fret 3

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Eadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes E, G#, B, 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 Eadd9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	E
3	4	G#
5	7	B
9	14	F#

More E chords

E Em E7 E°E+E9 Emaj7 Em7 E7♯5 E7♭5 E6 Em6 Em7♭5 E°7 Esus2 Esus4 Emaj9 Em9 E5

Other roots

Cadd9 C#add9 Dadd9 D#add9 Fadd9 F#add9 Gadd9 G#add9 Aadd9 A#add9 Badd9

See Eadd9 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 Eadd9 chord?

Eadd9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes E, G#, B, 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.