E 9 Chord on Taro-Patch Ukulele

How to play the E 9 chord on Taro-Patch Ukulele: fretboard diagrams, finger positions, the notes that build it, and alternate voicings up the neck.

E 9 chord diagram, starting at fret 1. Strings low to high: G 7th fret, C 8th fret, E open, A 9th fret.

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 Taro-Patch Ukulele with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.

The E string ring open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 7 over a 3-fret stretch. The root is the E string itself. It sounds from E4 up to F#5.

Taro-Patch Ukulele is strung in four courses of two, so each stopped note here sounds as two — which is why the shape rings thicker than the same grip on a single-strung instrument.

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.