Eadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open D

in Open D (D-A-D-F#-A-D) tuning · Also known as Vestapol, Sebastopol, DADF#AD

Root

Type

Tuning

Eadd9

Add 9

Notes:E · G# · B · F#

hardfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Eadd9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 2 6 0 2 x	1 2 4 – 3 –	E B G# F# B x	hard
2 2 2 2 2 4	1 1 1 1 1 2	E B E G# B F#	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 4 0 7 6	– 3 1 – 4 2	x E F# F# E G#	medium
x 7 6 5 9 x	– 3 2 1 4 –	x E G# B F# x	hard
x 7 6 0 7 6	– 3 1 – 4 2	x E G# F# E G#	medium
x 7 9 0 11 9	– 1 2 – 4 3	x E B F# G# B	hard
9 9 9 10 11 9	1 1 1 2 3 1	B F# B E G# B	medium · barre on fret 9
x x 2 0 2 6	– – 1 – 2 3	x x E F# B G#	hard
2 2 4 2 2 2	1 1 2 1 1 1	E B F# G# B E	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 6 0 7 4	– 3 2 – 4 1	x E G# F# E F#	medium
x 7 x 5 9 6	– 3 – 1 4 2	x E x B F# G#	hard
x 7 6 0 7 x	– 2 1 – 3 –	x E G# F# E x	easy
x 7 9 0 11 x	– 1 2 – 3 –	x E B F# G# x	hard
9 11 9 10 9 9	1 3 1 2 1 1	B G# B E F# B	medium · barre on fret 9
2 2 6 0 x x	1 2 3 – – –	E B G# F# x x	hard
2 2 4 2 2 4	1 1 2 1 1 3	E B F# G# B F#	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 D 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

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.