E Major Ninth Added Guitar Chord Fingering

E add9 position 1 guitar chord diagram

The E Major Ninth Added chord is made up of the Root, Major Third, Perfect Fifth, and Major Ninth

Name variations for this chord:

  • E Major Ninth Added
  • E Maj9
  • E Maj Add 9
  • Eadd9

The notes in this chord are E, G#, B, and F#

E add9 chord Notes:

EG#BF#

Chord Formula:

1
b2
2
b3
3
4
b5
5
#5
6
b7
7
8
b9
9
#9
11
#11
13

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How To Play The Eadd9 chord on guitar

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E add9 position 1 guitar chord diagram

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Use Fretboard Maps To Build Chords Along All The Fretboard

How to construct the E add9 chord on guitar

Pick some of the tones from the fretboard map below and play this chord in new ways.

1
5
1
3
9
1
5
9
3
5
9
3
1
3
5
9
1
5
3
1
5
9
9
3
1
5
1

These maps show you the tones in a chord all along the fretboard. They are incredibly helpful because allow you to:

  • Create new voicings on the fly, across all the neck
  • Improvise targeting the right notes
  • Unlock the fretboard and expand the CAGED system.

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