E9 chord on 6-String Guitar

in Standard E (E-A-D-G-B-E) tuning · Also known as EADGBE, Spanish tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 9

Notes:E · G# · B · D · F#

easy

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

E9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 2 0 1 0 2	– 2 – 1 – 3	E B D G# B F#	easy
2 2 2 4 3 4	1 1 1 3 2 4	F# B E B D G#	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 4 x 3 4	– 4 2 – 1 3	x E F# x D G#	hard
0 5 4 4 5 4	– 2 1 1 3 1	E D F# B E G#	easy · barre on fret 4
0 5 6 7 7 0	– 1 2 3 4 –	E D G# D F# E	medium
0 7 6 7 7 0	– 2 1 3 4 –	E E G# D F# E	medium
0 9 9 7 9 7	– 2 3 1 4 1	E F# B D G# B	medium · barre on fret 7
0 9 9 9 9 10	– 1 1 1 1 2	E F# B E G# D	easy · barre on fret 9
0 11 0 11 0 10	– 2 – 3 – 1	E G# D F# B D	easy
0 11 12 11 12 12	– 1 2 1 3 4	E G# D F# B E	medium · barre on fret 11
0 2 0 1 3 2	– 2 – 1 4 3	E B D G# D F#	medium
4 2 2 4 3 2	3 1 1 4 2 1	G# B E B D F#	medium · barre on fret 2
4 7 4 x 3 x	2 4 3 – 1 –	G# E F# x D x	hard
0 5 4 4 0 4	– 4 1 2 – 3	E D F# B B G#	medium
0 5 6 7 7 x	– 1 2 3 4 –	E D G# D F# x	medium
x 7 6 7 7 0	– 2 1 3 4 –	x E G# D F# E	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 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 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.