Eadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST)

in New Standard (NST) (C-G-D-A-E-G) tuning · Also known as Crafty, Fripp 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 2 2 2 1	– – 2 3 4 1	x x E B F# G#	medium
4 x 4 2 4 x	2 – 3 1 4 –	E x F# B G# x	hard
4 4 4 7 4 4	1 1 1 2 1 1	E B F# E G# B	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 6 9 7 x	– 3 1 4 2 –	x E G# F# B x	medium
x 9 x 11 7 11	– 2 – 3 1 4	x E x G# B F#	hard
8 9 9 9 0 x	1 2 3 4 – –	G# E B F# E x	medium
x 9 9 11 0 11	– 1 2 3 – 4	x E B G# E F#	medium
x x x 11 0 11	– – – 1 – 2	x x x G# E F#	easy
4 1 4 2 0 x	3 1 4 2 – –	E G# F# B E x	medium
4 x 6 2 2 x	3 – 4 1 2 –	E x G# B F# x	hard
4 4 4 7 4 x	1 1 1 2 1 –	E B F# E G# x	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 6 9 0 9	– 2 1 3 – 4	x E G# F# E E	medium
8 9 x 9 7 x	2 3 – 4 1 –	G# E x F# B x	hard
8 9 9 9 x x	1 2 3 4 – –	G# E B F# x x	medium
x 9 9 11 x 11	– 1 2 3 – 4	x E B G# x F#	hard
x x x 11 12 11	– – – 1 2 1	x x x G# E F#	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 – New Standard (NST) 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 DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

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.