Eadd9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Whole Step Down (D)

in Whole Step Down (D) (D-G-C-F-A-D) tuning · Also known as D Standard

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
2 1 4 1 2 x	2 1 4 1 3 –	E G# E F# B x	medium · barre on fret 1
x x 4 3 2 4	– – 3 2 1 4	x x E G# B F#	medium
x x 4 3 x 4	– – 2 1 – 3	x x E G# x F#	easy
4 4 4 6 7 6	1 1 1 2 4 3	F# B E B E G#	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 6 6 7 6	– 3 1 1 2 1	x E F# B E G#	medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 11 7 x	– 3 2 4 1 –	x F# G# E E x	hard
x 9 8 x 9 9	– 2 1 – 3 4	x E G# x F# B	hard
x 11 x 11 11 9	– 2 – 3 4 1	x F# x E G# B	hard
x 11 11 11 11 x	– 1 1 1 1 –	x F# B E G# x	easy · barre on fret 11
2 1 4 1 x x	2 1 3 1 – –	E G# E F# x x	medium · barre on fret 1
2 4 6 3 2 2	1 3 4 2 1 1	E B F# G# B E	hard · barre on fret 2
x x 4 3 7 4	– – 2 1 4 3	x x E G# E F#	hard
6 4 4 6 7 4	2 1 1 3 4 1	G# B E B E F#	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 6 6 9 6	– 2 1 1 3 1	x E F# B F# G#	medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 x 7 9	– 4 2 – 1 3	x F# G# x E B	hard
x 9 8 11 9 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x E G# E F# 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 – Whole Step Down (D) 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#Whole Step Down (D) 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

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.