A A# / Bb B C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab

E9 Chord

Like any 9th chord, the E9 chord is formed by playing the root, the major third, the perfect fifth, the minor 7th and the major 9th. That equals to playing the 1st, the 3rd and 5th, the flat 7th and the 9th degree of the E major scale.

Notation

Listen to E9

Other E Chords

E Em E7 Emaj7 Em7 EmM7 Esus2 Esus4 E5 E6 Em6 E6add9 E9 Em9 Emaj9 E11 Em11 E13 Em13 Emaj13 E7-5 E7+5 Edim Edim7 Em7b5 Eaug Eaug7

How To Play E9 On The Piano

You can play the E 9th chord by playing in any order the following notes: E, G#, B, D, F#

The inversions of the E9 chord

Root position: E, G#, B, D, F#
Inversion 1: G#, B, D, F#, E
Inversion 2: B, D, F#, E, G#
Inversion 3: D, F#, E, G#, B
Inversion 4: F#, E, G#, B, D

Video: E9 Chord On The Piano

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Fingering for the Left and Right Hand

This chord is usually played with two hands.

Scales in which the E9 chord occurs

The seventh note does not naturally occur in the scale of E major. It is common the play this chord in E major, though. It does occur in E myxolidian.