Eadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open C

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

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 C 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 C C-G-C-G-C-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 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.