Eadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – FACGCE (Fmaj7)

in FACGCE (Fmaj7) 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 x 4 1 4 2	– – 3 1 4 2	x x E G# E F#	medium
3 x x 4 4 2	2 – – 3 4 1	G# x x B E F#	hard
3 7 6 4 x x	1 4 3 2 – –	G# E F# B x x	hard
x x 4 4 6 4	– – 1 1 2 1	x x E B F# G#	medium · barre on fret 4
x 7 6 9 8 0	– 2 1 4 3 –	x E F# E G# E	medium
x 7 8 11 8 7	– 1 2 4 3 1	x E G# F# G# B	hard · barre on fret 7
11 9 8 9 8 0	4 2 1 3 1 –	E F# G# E G# E	medium · barre on fret 8
11 11 11 11 11 0	1 1 1 1 1 –	E G# B F# B E	easy · barre on fret 11
1 2 4 1 4 0	1 2 3 1 4 –	F# B E G# E E	medium · barre on fret 1
3 x 4 4 x 2	2 – 3 4 – 1	G# x E B x F#	hard
3 x 4 4 6 x	1 – 2 3 4 –	G# x E B F# x	hard
x 7 4 4 6 4	– 3 1 1 2 1	x E E B F# G#	medium · barre on fret 4
x 7 8 9 6 0	– 2 3 4 1 –	x E G# E F# E	medium
x 7 8 11 11 7	– 1 2 3 4 1	x E G# F# B B	hard · barre on fret 7
11 9 8 11 8 0	3 2 1 4 1 –	E F# G# F# G# E	medium · barre on fret 8
11 11 11 11 11 x	1 1 1 1 1 –	E G# B F# B x	easy · barre on fret 11

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 – FACGCE (Fmaj7) 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 Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D FACGCE (Fmaj7) F-A-C-G-C-E 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.