Eadd9 chord on piano
E added 9th: E · G♯ · B · F♯. It sounds shimmer on top of a plain major: the film-score and ballad favourite.
NotesE G♯ B F♯
Built fromroot + major 3rd + perfect 5th + major 9th
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On the keyboard
Fingering
Right hand, root position: E — finger 1 · G♯ — finger 2 · B — finger 3 · F♯ — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)
Inversions
The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:
- RootE – G♯ – B – F♯
- 1stG♯ – B – F♯ – E
- 2ndB – F♯ – E – G♯
- 3rdF♯ – E – G♯ – B