Eadd9 chord on Lute

in Renaissance G (6 course) (G-C-F-A-D-G) tuning

✕41231EF#BEG#
Eadd9
Add 9
Notes:E · G# · B · F#
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEBG#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 4 1 2 2 1– 4 1 2 3 1x E F# B E G#medium · barre on fret 1
x 4 3 2 4 x– 3 2 1 4 –x E G# B F# xmedium
x 4 3 x 4 4– 2 1 – 3 4x E G# x F# Bhard
4 8 6 7 4 41 4 2 3 1 1B G# B E F# Bhard · barre on fret 4
9 6 6 7 6 93 1 1 2 1 4E F# B E G# Emedium · barre on fret 6
9 8 x 7 x 113 2 – 1 – 4E G# x E x F#hard
9 8 x 9 9 x2 1 – 3 4 –E G# x F# B xhard
x x 11 11 9 11– – 2 3 1 4x x E G# B F#medium
x x 11 11 x 11– – 1 2 – 3x x E G# x F#easy
x 4 1 2 4 1– 3 1 2 4 1x E F# B F# G#medium · barre on fret 1
x 6 3 2 2 x– 4 3 1 2 –x F# G# B E xhard
x 4 3 x 4 x– 2 1 – 3 –x E G# x F# xeasy
4 8 6 7 4 x1 4 2 3 1 –B G# B E F# xhard · barre on fret 4
9 6 6 9 6 92 1 1 3 1 4E F# B F# G# Emedium · barre on fret 6
11 8 11 7 x x3 2 4 1 – –F# G# E E x xhard
9 8 11 9 x x2 1 4 3 – –E G# E F# x xmedium

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

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.