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Eadd9 chord

Eadd9 is the E added ninth chord. It has 4 notes: E – G♯ – B – F♯ (1 – 3 – 5 – 9).

An add9 chord is a major chord with the ninth (the second, an octave up) added. It sounds fuller and shimmering without changing the chord’s job.

Eadd9 chord on Guitar

Eadd9 chord on guitar, shape 1 (024100)
Open position024100
Eadd9 chord on guitar, shape 2 (x74454)
From the 4th fretx74454
Eadd9 chord on guitar, shape 3 (12-9-9-9-9-12)
From the 9th fret12-9-9-9-9-12
Eadd9 chord on guitar, shape 4 (x-x-14-13-12-14)
From the 12th fretx-x-14-13-12-14

Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E open; A 2nd fret; D 4th fret; G 1st fret; B open; high E open.

Eadd9 chord on Ukulele

Eadd9 chord on ukulele, shape 1 (9879)
From the 7th fret9879
Eadd9 chord on ukulele, shape 2 (1422)
From the 1st fret1422
Eadd9 chord on ukulele, shape 3 (11-11-12-11)
From the 11th fret11-11-12-11
Eadd9 chord on ukulele, shape 4 (4647)
From the 4th fret4647

Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 9th fret; C 8th fret; E 7th fret; A 9th fret.

Eadd9 chord on Piano

Eadd9 chord on piano: E, G♯, B, F♯

Play E, G♯, B and F♯ together with your right hand, and E (the root) in your left. To move between chords smoothly, try inversions: keep the notes shared with the next chord and move the others the shortest distance.

Songs with the Eadd9 chord

Eadd9 appears in 15 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:

Related chords

Other E chords:

Chords in the key of E major:

Eadd9 chord: questions

What notes are in the Eadd9 chord?

Eadd9 (E added ninth) is made of E, G♯, B and F♯ (1 – 3 – 5 – 9).

How do you play Eadd9 on guitar?

The most common shape is 024100 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).

How do you play Eadd9 on ukulele?

Play 9879 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).

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