Chord

E# Major 9

  • E#maj9
  • E#M9
  • E#Δ9
  • E#major9
Space plays and stops
Notes and intervals
E#M3G##m3B#M3D##m3G
Extends
E# Major 7

E# Major 9, written E#maj9, is built from E#, G##, B#, D## and G: the root, major 3rd, 5th, major 7th and 9th.

Its 3rd and 7th, G## and D##, are its guide tones: they say what kind of chord it is, so voicings are built around them and the root is often left to the bass.

Scales that fit

  1. Mode of Major

    E# Ionian

    The major scale and its modes are the most commonly used scales in western music.

  2. Mode of Major

    E# Lydian

Voicings All 8