Eadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Orkney

in Orkney (C-G-D-G-C-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Eadd9

Add 9

Notes:E · G# · B · F#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Eadd9 shapes as text

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

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 – Orkney 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 Orkney C-G-D-G-C-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.