E9 chord on 6-String Guitar – B Standard

in B Standard (B-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 9

Notes:E · G# · B · D · F#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

E9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
5 4 2 0 0 0	3 2 1 – – –	E G# B D F# B	medium
5 2 2 2 2 3	3 1 1 1 1 2	E F# B E G# D	medium · barre on fret 2
5 4 x 4 x 3	4 2 – 3 – 1	E G# x F# x D	hard
5 4 5 4 0 0	2 1 3 1 – –	E G# D F# F# B	easy · barre on fret 4
5 7 5 6 5 7	1 3 1 2 1 4	E B D G# B F#	medium · barre on fret 5
7 0 7 6 8 0	2 – 3 1 4 –	F# E E G# D B	medium
9 0 7 9 8 7	3 – 1 4 2 1	G# E E B D F#	medium · barre on fret 7
9 0 9 9 8 0	2 – 3 4 1 –	G# E F# B D B	medium
9 0 9 0 0 9	1 – 2 – – 3	G# E F# D F# G#	easy
12 0 11 0 12 12	2 – 1 – 3 4	B E G# D F# B	medium
x 0 2 4 2 3	– – 1 3 1 2	x E B F# G# D	medium · barre on fret 2
5 2 2 4 2 3	4 1 1 3 1 2	E F# B F# G# D	medium · barre on fret 2
3 4 7 4 x x	1 2 4 3 – –	D G# E F# x x	hard
5 4 5 4 5 0	2 1 3 1 4 –	E G# D F# B B	medium · barre on fret 4
5 7 5 6 0 7	1 3 1 2 – 4	E B D G# F# F#	medium · barre on fret 5
x 0 7 6 8 7	– – 2 1 4 3	x E E G# D F#	medium

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 – B Standard 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#B Standard B-E-A-D-F#-B 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

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.