Eadd9 chord on Irish Bouzouki

in GDAD tuning

1234G#EBF#
Eadd9
Add 9
Notes:E · G# · B · F#
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEBG#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 2 2 41 2 3 4G# E B F#medium
4 6 7 41 2 3 1B G# E F#medium · barre on fret 4
9 6 9 62 1 3 1E G# F# G#medium · barre on fret 6
1 4 2 21 4 2 3G# F# B Emedium
4 4 7 61 2 4 3B F# E G#medium
9 6 9 92 1 3 4E G# F# Bmedium
1 2 x 41 2 – 3G# E x F#hard
x 4 7 6– 1 3 2x F# E G#medium
9 9 9 62 3 4 1E B F# G#medium
1 4 x 21 3 – 2G# F# x Ehard
x 6 7 4– 2 3 1x G# E F#medium
9 6 9 x2 1 3 –E G# F# xmedium
9 x 9 62 – 3 1E x F# G#hard

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

GDAD G-D-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.