What notes are in a Emadd9 chord?

Emadd9 is E, G, B, F#: the 1, ♭3, 5, 9 of E.

How do you play Emadd9 on guitar?

5th String Root: x 7 5 4 7 7; 4th String Root: x x 2 0 0 2 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with Emadd9?

Scales on E that contain every note of Emadd9: E Minor, E Major Blues, E Dorian, E Harmonic Minor, E Melodic Minor, E Hungarian Minor.

Guitar chord · Minor Add9

Emadd9 chord (E Minor Add9)

Minor triad with the 9th added and no 7th: dark yet open.

Notes EGBF#

Formula 1 ♭3 5 9

Shapes 2 on this page

Emadd9 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, E.

5th String Root x 7 5 4 7 7

4th String Root x x 2 0 0 2

Interactive chord diagram

Emadd9 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over Emadd9

These scales start on E and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Emadd9 is the chord of the moment.

E Minor E Major Blues E Dorian E Harmonic Minor E Melodic Minor E Hungarian Minor E Ukrainian Dorian E Lydian b3 E Bebop Dorian E Hirajoshi E Bebop Melodic Minor E Bebop Harmonic Minor

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Questions

What notes are in a Emadd9 chord?: Emadd9 is E, G, B, F#: the 1, ♭3, 5, 9 of E.
How do you play Emadd9 on guitar?: 5th String Root: x 7 5 4 7 7; 4th String Root: x x 2 0 0 2 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Emadd9?: Scales on E that contain every note of Emadd9: E Minor, E Major Blues, E Dorian, E Harmonic Minor, E Melodic Minor, E Hungarian Minor.

Minor Add9 chords in every key

Cmadd9 C#madd9 Dmadd9 Ebmadd9 Emadd9 Fmadd9 F#madd9 Gmadd9 Abmadd9 Amadd9 Bbmadd9 Bmadd9