Chord

E Major 9

  • Emaj9
  • EM9
  • EΔ9
  • Emajor9
Space plays and stops
Notes and intervals
EM3G#m3BM3D#m3F#
Extends
E Major 7

E Major 9, written Emaj9, is built from E, G#, B, D# and F#: 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