E9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open A

in Open A (E-A-C#-E-A-E) tuning · Also known as Spanish A

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 9

Notes:E · G# · B · D · F#

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

E9 shapes as text

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

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 – Open A 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 Open A E-A-C#-E-A-E 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.