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

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Emaj9

root position

E major 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)

major 9 chord pattern

1, 3, 5, 7, 9

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

Similar chords

E major 7 with a minor 3rd added on top (3 semitones)
E minor-major 9 with flattened third
E major 9 sharp 5 with raised fifth
E dominant 9 with flattened seventh

Upper structures

E major + E (notes overlap)

Play it as two chords

B major E · D♯

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

G♯–B–D♯ = 3, 5, 7 · left hand: root + major 7th

Practice the major 9 chords Practice all inversions of Emaj9

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