Eadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Ostrich

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Eadd9

Add 9

Notes:E · G# · B · F#

hardbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Eadd9 shapes as text

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