Eadd9 chord on Mandolin – Cross G (GDGB)

in Cross G (GDGB) (G-G-D-D-G-G-B-B) tuning

11221133G#G#F#F#G#G#EE
Eadd9
Add 9
Notes:E · G# · B · F#
hardbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEBG#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 1 4 4 1 1 5 51 1 2 2 1 1 3 3G# G# F# F# G# G# E Ehard · barre on fret 1
9 9 6 6 9 9 7 73 3 1 1 4 4 2 2E E G# G# E E F# F#medium
9 9 9 9 11 11 9 91 1 1 1 2 2 1 1E E B B F# F# G# G#medium · barre on fret 9
1 1 4 4 4 4 5 51 1 2 2 3 3 4 4G# G# F# F# B B E Ehard
9 9 6 6 x x 7 73 3 1 1 – – 2 2E E G# G# x x F# F#hard
9 9 x x 11 11 9 91 1 – – 3 3 2 2E E x x F# F# G# G#hard
4 4 4 4 1 1 5 52 2 3 3 1 1 4 4B B F# F# G# G# E Ehard
x x 6 6 9 9 7 7– – 1 1 3 3 2 2x x G# G# E E F# F#medium
11 11 9 9 9 9 9 92 2 1 1 1 1 1 1F# F# B B E E G# G#medium · barre on fret 9
x x 4 4 1 1 5 5– – 2 2 1 1 3 3x x F# F# G# G# E Ehard
11 11 x x 9 9 9 93 3 – – 1 1 2 2F# F# x x E E G# G#hard
1 1 4 4 x x 5 51 1 2 2 – – 3 3G# G# F# F# x x E Ehard

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

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.