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Fig. 1 · Emaj9 on the keyboard

piano chord

Emaj9

E1G♯3B5D♯7F♯9

A major seventh with a ninth on top.

on guitaron ukulelethe scale

What is true of it

Emaj9 is E, G♯, B, D♯ and F♯ — 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 counted from E.

On an instrument that cannot reach all 5, the 5 and 1 go first, in that order.

E in other shapes

Eadd9added ninthE9dominant ninthEm9minor ninthEmajorEmminorEdimdiminished

Cmaj9C♯maj9D♭maj9Dmaj9D♯maj9E♭maj9Fmaj9F♯maj9all 374