Eadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Wahine (G)

in Wahine (G) (D-G-D-F#-B-D) tuning · Also known as Slack Key Wahine

Root

Type

Tuning

Eadd9

Add 9

Notes:E · G# · B · F#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Eadd9 shapes as text

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

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 – Wahine (G) 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 Wahine (G) D-G-D-F#-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-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.