E 9 Chord on Bass Ukulele
Play E 9 on Bass Ukulele: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The E 9 chord is an extended or altered dominant that stacks ninths, elevenths, thirteenths, or chromatic tensions over a dominant-seventh core. It is built from the notes E, F#, G#, B, D. This page shows how to play E 9 on Bass Ukulele with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The shape nearest the nut leaves the E and D strings open and takes the rest at fret 9, reaching across 5 frets. The root is the E string itself. It sounds from E1 up to G#3.
It has a short scale near 21 inches strung with thick polymer strings, which is how a ukulele-sized body reaches bass pitches.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on E or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.