Eadd9 chord on 7-String Guitar

in Standard B (B-E-A-D-G-B-E) tuning

✕○○2314EBEG#BF#
Eadd9
Add 9
Notes:E · G# · B · F#
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEBG#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 0 2 2 1 0 2– – 2 3 1 – 4x E B E G# B F#medium
5 2 2 2 x 5 43 1 1 1 – 4 2E F# B E x E G#hard · barre on fret 2
5 0 7 4 4 5 42 – 4 1 1 3 1E E E F# B E G#medium · barre on fret 4
5 0 9 6 9 0 01 – 3 2 4 – –E E F# G# E B Ehard
7 0 7 6 x x x2 – 3 1 – – –F# E E G# x x xeasy
9 0 7 9 9 7 72 – 1 3 4 1 1G# E E B E F# Bmedium · barre on fret 7
x 0 9 9 9 9 0– – 1 1 1 1 –x E F# B E G# Eeasy · barre on fret 9
12 0 11 x 11 0 123 – 1 – 2 – 4B E G# x F# B Ehard
x 0 2 4 4 0 4– – 1 2 3 – 4x E B F# B B G#medium
5 2 2 2 4 x 44 1 1 1 2 – 3E F# B E B x G#hard · barre on fret 2
5 0 7 4 4 7 42 – 3 1 1 4 1E E E F# B F# G#medium · barre on fret 4
5 0 9 6 9 0 x1 – 3 2 4 – –E E F# G# E B xhard
7 0 7 6 x 0 72 – 3 1 – – 4F# E E G# x B Bhard
9 0 7 9 9 7 02 – 1 3 4 1 –G# E E B E F# Emedium · barre on fret 7
x 0 9 9 9 9 x– – 1 1 1 1 –x E F# B E G# xeasy · barre on fret 9
12 0 11 x 11 12 03 – 1 – 2 4 –B E G# x F# B Ehard

The Eadd9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes E, G#, B, F#. Below are playable fingerings for 7-String Guitar 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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10E
34G#
57B
914F#

More E chords

Other roots

See Eadd9 in another tuning

Standard B B-E-A-D-G-B-E
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.