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Emadd9 Piano Chord

A minor chord with an added ninth but no seventh. An emotive, "cinematic" sound. Found in progressive rock, soundtracks and modern pop.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand E3 · B3 fingers 5–1
Right hand G4 · F#5 fingers 1–5

How to play the Emadd9 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play E3 and B3 with the left hand and G4 and F#5 with the right. Suggested fingering is 5–1 on the left and 1–5 on the right (1 is the thumb).

Notation for Emadd9 chord

Other names: E minor added 9th

Music theory name: minor added ninth chord

Common name: E minor add9 chord

Intervals and tones in Emadd9 chord

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

More chords with E as the root

The same chord type in other keys

Songs using Emadd9

Tu kytaru jsem koupil kvůli tobě
Václav Neckář
Dobré ráno, milá
David Stypka
Malá mořská víla
Aneta Langerová
All I Need
Air
Tichá voda
Tomáš Klus
These Days
Bon Jovi