E9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open F

in Open F (C-F-C-F-A-F) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 9

Notes:E · G# · B · D · F#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

E9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
4 1 2 3 x x	4 1 2 3 – –	E F# D G# x x	medium
4 3 6 3 5 3	2 1 4 1 3 1	E G# F# G# D G#	medium · barre on fret 3
6 6 8 6 7 9	1 1 3 1 2 4	F# B G# B E D	medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 9 9 x	– 4 1 2 3 –	x E G# D F# x	medium
4 3 2 1 x x	4 3 2 1 – –	E G# D F# x x	medium
4 3 6 3 5 x	2 1 4 1 3 –	E G# F# G# D x	medium · barre on fret 3
6 6 8 9 7 6	1 1 3 4 2 1	F# B G# D E B	medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 x 9 9	– 4 1 – 2 3	x E G# x F# D	hard
4 1 2 1 x 3	4 1 2 1 – 3	E F# D F# x G#	hard · barre on fret 1
4 x 6 3 5 3	2 – 4 1 3 1	E x F# G# D G#	hard · barre on fret 3
6 9 8 6 7 6	1 4 3 1 2 1	F# D G# B E B	medium · barre on fret 6
8 9 8 11 9 x	1 2 1 4 3 –	G# D G# E F# x	medium · barre on fret 8
x x 4 1 5 3	– – 3 1 4 2	x x E F# D G#	hard
4 x 6 3 5 x	2 – 4 1 3 –	E x F# G# D x	hard
8 6 6 6 7 9	3 1 1 1 2 4	G# B F# B E D	medium · barre on fret 6
8 11 8 9 9 x	1 4 1 2 3 –	G# E G# D F# x	medium · barre on fret 8

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 F 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 F C-F-C-F-A-F Open G D-G-D-G-B-D 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.