Eadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open F

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

✕✕4123EF#BG#
Eadd9
Add 9
Notes:E · G# · B · F#
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEBG#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x 4 1 2 3– – 4 1 2 3x x E F# B G#medium
4 x 6 3 2 x3 – 4 2 1 –E x F# G# B xhard
4 3 6 3 7 32 1 3 1 4 1E G# F# G# E G#hard · barre on fret 3
6 6 8 6 7 61 1 3 1 2 1F# B G# B E Bmedium · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 11 9 x– 3 1 4 2 –x E G# E F# xmedium
x x 4 3 2 1– – 4 3 2 1x x E G# B F#medium
4 3 6 x 2 x3 2 4 – 1 –E G# F# x B xhard
4 3 6 3 x x2 1 3 1 – –E G# F# G# x xmedium · barre on fret 3
8 6 6 6 7 63 1 1 1 2 1G# B F# B E Bmedium · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 x 9 11– 3 1 – 2 4x E G# x F# Ehard
4 1 4 3 x x3 1 4 2 – –E F# E G# x xmedium
4 x 6 x 2 33 – 4 – 1 2E x F# x B G#hard
4 3 6 6 x x2 1 3 4 – –E G# F# B x xmedium
6 6 8 6 7 x1 1 3 1 2 –F# B G# B E xmedium · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 x 9 x– 3 1 – 2 –x E G# x F# xhard
4 3 4 1 x x3 2 4 1 – –E G# E F# x xmedium

The Eadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes E, G#, B, 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 Eadd9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

DegreeSemitonesNote
10E
34G#
57B
914F#

More E chords

Other roots

See Eadd9 in another tuning

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.