E9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Ostrich

in Ostrich (D-D-D-D-D-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 9

Notes:E · G# · B · D · F#

hardbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

E9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 4 2 0 0 6	1 2 1 – – 3	E F# E D D G#	hard · barre on fret 2
2 4 2 0 6 0	1 2 1 – 3 –	E F# E D G# D	hard · barre on fret 2
2 4 2 6 0 0	1 2 1 3 – –	E F# E G# D D	hard · barre on fret 2
2 4 6 2 0 0	1 2 3 1 – –	E F# G# E D D	hard · barre on fret 2
2 6 2 0 0 4	1 3 1 – – 2	E G# E D D F#	hard · barre on fret 2
2 6 2 0 4 0	1 3 1 – 2 –	E G# E D F# D	hard · barre on fret 2
2 6 2 4 0 0	1 3 1 2 – –	E G# E F# D D	hard · barre on fret 2
2 6 4 2 0 0	1 3 2 1 – –	E G# F# E D D	hard · barre on fret 2
2 0 0 0 4 6	1 – – – 2 3	E D D D F# G#	hard
2 0 0 0 6 4	1 – – – 3 2	E D D D G# F#	hard
2 0 0 4 0 6	1 – – 2 – 3	E D D F# D G#	hard
2 0 0 4 6 0	1 – – 2 3 –	E D D F# G# D	hard
2 0 0 6 0 4	1 – – 3 – 2	E D D G# D F#	hard
2 0 0 6 4 0	1 – – 3 2 –	E D D G# F# D	hard
2 0 4 0 0 6	1 – 2 – – 3	E D F# D D G#	hard
2 0 4 0 6 0	1 – 2 – 3 –	E D F# D G# D	hard

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 – Ostrich 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 G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D Ostrich D-D-D-D-D-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.