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Eadd9 Piano Chord

A fresh major chord sound enriched with a ninth, but without the seventh. Popular in pop and indie rock. Unlike the full ninth chord (9), it contains no seventh tension.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand E3 · B3 fingers 5–1
Right hand G#4 · F#5 fingers 1–5

How to play the Eadd9 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play E3 and B3 with the left hand and G#4 and F#5 with the right. Suggested fingering is 5–1 on the left and 1–5 on the right (1 is the thumb).

Other names for the Eadd9 chord

Other names: E added 9th

Music theory name: added ninth chord

Common name: E add9 chord

Notes and intervals in the Eadd9 chord

Note Interval
E Root
G# Major 3rd
B Perfect 5th
F# Major 9th

Songs using Eadd9