E6/9 8-string bass chord

How to play E6/9 on 8-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the four strings from the E to the G at the 4th fret and your ring finger on the B string at the 5th fret. Don’t play the F♯, C and F strings.

From the F♯ string x 5 4 4 4 4 x x (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in E6/9?

E6/9, E six nine, is E, G♯, B, C♯ and F♯: the root (E), the major third (G♯), the perfect fifth (B), the major sixth (C♯) and the ninth (F♯). Its formula is 1 3 5 6 9.