Eadd9

Eadd9 is E, G#, B and F#, a add nine. The shape this page opens on is written 022102, lowest string first.

Also written E(add9), Eadd2 or E add nine. The same chord either way; which spelling you meet depends on who wrote the chart.

There are 6 common shapes for Eadd9 on the guitar, and 23 derived voicings in 2 families.

In which keys. Every note of Eadd9 belongs to C# minor (the ♭III), E major (the I), F# minor (the ♭VII), Ab minor (the ♭VI), A major (the V) and B major (the IV).

The common shapes, written lowest string first: 022102, xx21x2, x76474, x76x77, 12-11-x-11-12-12, x-x-14-13-12-14.

Drop 2. A close-position chord with the second voice from the top lowered an octave. Sits on four adjacent strings. Eadd9 has xx2102, 2221xx, xx4454, x9999x, x-x-14-13-12-14, 14-14-14-13-x-x, x2415x, 4744xx.

Drop 3. The third voice from the top lowered an octave. The dropped voice becomes the bass, which is why a string is skipped. Eadd9 has 2x210x, x2x152, x7x474, 4x445x, 7x697x, x9x997, 12-x-9-11-9-x, x-11-x-11-12-12.

The common shapes and the derived voicings come from different places, and both are explained in where the chords and the theory come from.