How to Play Piano Chord: E minor 9 — root | PianoKitty

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Em9

root position

E minor 9

root position

Notes

E, G, B, D, F♯

Parent major scale: E

The notes of the E major scale are:

#	Note	Function
1	E	root
2	F♯	second
3	G♯	third
4	A	fourth
5	B	fifth
6	C♯	sixth
7	D♯	seventh
8	E	octave
9	F♯	ninth

Major scale pattern

The semitone pattern for a major scale is:

WWHWWWH

where:

W = Whole step (2 semitones)
H = Half step (1 semitone)

minor 9 chord pattern

1, ♭3, 5, ♭7, 9

root	E
flat third	G
fifth	B
flat seventh	D
ninth	F♯

Similar chords

E minor 7 with a major 3rd added on top (4 semitones)
E dominant 9 with raised third
E half-diminished 9 with flattened fifth
E minor-major 9 with raised seventh
E minor six-nine with flattened seventh

Upper structures

E minor + Em (notes overlap)

Play it as two chords

B minor E · D

B–D–F♯ = 5, ♭7, 9 · left hand: root + ♭7
G major E · D

G–B–D = ♭3, 5, ♭7 · left hand: root + ♭7

Practice the minor 9 chords Practice all inversions of Em9

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