Eadd9 chord on Mandola

in Standard (CGDA) (C-C-G-G-D-D-A-A) tuning

Root

Type

Eadd9

Add 9

Notes:E · G# · B · F#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (15)

Eadd9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
4 4 1 1 4 4 2 2	3 3 1 1 4 4 2 2	E E G# G# F# F# B B	medium
6 6 4 4 6 6 7 7	2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4	F# F# B B G# G# E E	medium
x x 9 9 6 6 9 9	– – 2 2 1 1 3 3	x x E E G# G# F# F#	medium
8 8 11 11 9 9 7 7	2 2 4 4 3 3 1 1	G# G# F# F# B B E E	hard
8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9	1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4	G# G# E E B B F# F#	medium
4 4 1 1 4 4 x x	2 2 1 1 3 3 – –	E E G# G# F# F# x x	medium
8 8 4 4 4 4 7 7	4 4 1 1 2 2 3 3	G# G# B B F# F# E E	hard
6 6 9 9 6 6 7 7	1 1 3 3 1 1 2 2	F# F# E E G# G# E E	medium · barre on fret 6
8 8 11 11 x x 7 7	2 2 3 3 – – 1 1	G# G# F# F# x x E E	hard
8 8 9 9 x x 9 9	1 1 2 2 – – 3 3	G# G# E E x x F# F#	easy
8 8 x x 4 4 7 7	3 3 – – 1 1 2 2	G# G# x x F# F# E E	hard
6 6 9 9 6 6 9 9	1 1 2 2 1 1 3 3	F# F# E E G# G# F# F#	medium · barre on fret 6
6 6 9 9 6 6 x x	1 1 2 2 1 1 – –	F# F# E E G# G# x x	medium · barre on fret 6
8 8 9 9 6 6 9 9	2 2 3 3 1 1 4 4	G# G# E E G# G# F# F#	medium
6 6 x x 6 6 7 7	1 1 – – 2 2 3 3	F# F# x x G# G# E E	easy

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 Mandola 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

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.