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Guitar chord · Add9

Eadd9 chord (E Add9)

Sparkling modern pop/rock major triad with an added 9th degree.

Notes EG#BF#
Formula 1 3 5 9
Shapes 1 on this page

Eadd9 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, E.

Cadd9 Open Shape x 7 6 4 7 7

Interactive chord diagram

Eadd9 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over Eadd9

These scales start on E and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Eadd9 is the chord of the moment.

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Questions

What notes are in a Eadd9 chord?
Eadd9 is E, G#, B, F#: the 1, 3, 5, 9 of E.
How do you play Eadd9 on guitar?
Cadd9 Open Shape: x 7 6 4 7 7 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Eadd9?
Scales on E that contain every note of Eadd9: E Major, E Major Pentatonic, E Major Blues, E Lydian, E Mixolydian, E Lydian Dominant.

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