Eadd9 chord on Zhongruan

in Standard (G-D-G-D) tuning

✕213EG#F#
Eadd9
Add 9
Notes:E · G# · B · F#
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEBG#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 2 1 4– 2 1 3x E G# F#medium
1 2 1 41 2 1 3G# E G# F#medium · barre on fret 1
1 4 1 21 3 1 2G# F# G# Emedium · barre on fret 1
1 2 4 41 2 3 4G# E B F#medium
1 4 4 21 3 4 2G# F# B Emedium
4 2 1 43 2 1 4B E G# F#medium
4 4 1 23 4 1 2B F# G# Emedium
x 4 1 2– 3 1 2x F# G# Emedium
1 2 x 41 2 – 3G# E x F#hard
1 4 x 21 3 – 2G# F# x Ehard

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