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Eadd9 chord

E Add 9

Eadd9 · Root

1E43G#45B49F#5
C415C5C639

Every chord tone stacked from the root up.

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Notes

E – G♯ – B – F♯

Formula

1 – 3 – 5 – 9

Practice Note

Same pitch classes as add2. The difference is voicing: add9 places the 2nd/9th above the 5th in the next octave.

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E · SimplerEmaj9 · Add the 7thE6/9 · SiblingEsus2 · Drop the 3rdEm(add9) · Minor version

About Eadd9

The Eadd9 chord sounds sparkling and shimmery, adding brightness to a triad. Its notes are E, G#, B, F#. This chord is commonly heard in pop music, and R&B and soul.

PopR&B / Soul
All E chords (61)

Triads

E — MajorEm — MinorEdim — DiminishedEaug — AugmentedEsus2 — Suspended 2ndEsus4 — Suspended 4thE5 — Power Chord

7ths

E7 — Dominant 7thEmaj7 — Major 7thEm7 — Minor 7thEm7#5 — Minor 7th Sharp 5Edim7 — Diminished 7thEm7b5 — Half-Diminished 7thE6 — Major 6thEm6 — Minor 6thE7sus4 — Dominant 7th Sus4E7sus2 — Dominant 7th Sus2

Extended

E9 — Dominant 9thEmaj9 — Major 9thEm9 — Minor 9thEadd11 — Add 11Eadd2 — Add 2Eadd#11 — Add Sharp 11E11 — Dominant 11thE13 — Dominant 13thE6/9 — 6/9Emaj13 — Major 13thEm(add2) — Minor Add 2Em(add9) — Minor Add 9Em(add11) — Minor Add 11EmMaj7 — Minor Major 7thEm11 — Minor 11thEm13 — Minor 13thEm6/9 — Minor 6/9E7#11 — Dominant 7th Sharp 11E9#11 — Dominant 9th Sharp 11E13#11 — Dominant 13th Sharp 11E9sus4 — Dominant 9th Sus4E13sus4 — Dominant 13th Sus4Emaj7#11 — Major 7th Sharp 11Emaj9#11 — Major 9th Sharp 11EmMaj9 — Minor Major 9thEm9b5 — Half-Diminished 9th

Altered

E7#9 — Dominant 7th Sharp 9E7b9#9 — Dominant 7th Flat 9 Sharp 9E13#9 — Dominant 13th Sharp 9E7b9 — Dominant 7th Flat 9E7#5 — Dominant 7th Sharp 5E7b5 — Dominant 7th Flat 5E7alt — Altered DominantE7#9#5 — Dominant 7th #9 #5E7b9b5 — Dominant 7th b9 b5E7#9b5 — Dominant 7th #9 b5E7sus4b9 — Dominant 7th Sus4 Flat 9E9#5 — Dominant 9th Sharp 5E9b5 — Dominant 9th Flat 5E13b9 — Dominant 13th Flat 9E7b13 — Dominant 7th Flat 13Eaug7 — Augmented 7thEdim(maj7) — Diminished Major 7thEaugMaj7 — Augmented Major 7th