E9
E9
E 9
Intermediate
Major
Extended
9th chord - extended from dominant 7
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
E
RootG#
Major 3rdB
Perfect 5thD
Minor 7thF#
Major 9thInterval Details
E
Root
G#
Major 3rd
B
Perfect 5th
D
Minor 7th
F#
Major 9th
Interval Formula
1P - 3M - 5P - 7m - 9M
Sound Character
Timbre
Bright, stable
Emotion
Happy, optimistic, strong
Suitable Genres
Pop, Rock, Country, Classical
Inversions
An inversion is a rearrangement of the notes in a chord, with a different note as the bass (lowest note).
Root Position
E - G# - B - D - F#
Bass: EInversion 1
G# - B - D - F# - E
Bass: G#Inversion 2
B - D - F# - E - G#
Bass: BInversion 3
D - F# - E - G# - B
Bass: DInversion 4
F# - E - G# - B - D
Bass: F#Compatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the E9 chord.
Related Chords
Extended from E9
E13
E9#11
E13#11
E9#11b13
Simplified
E5
E7no5
EM
E7
Esus2
E9no5
EMadd9
Alternate Symbols
E9
Tags
extended
dominant
Piano
Guitar
Position 1 / 4
Ukulele
Position 1 / 4