Eadd9 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

Eadd9

Add 9

Notes:E · G# · B · F#

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Eadd9 shapes as text

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

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 – 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 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 Open A E-A-C#-E-A-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.