How to Play Eadd9 on Piano

The E Add 9 chord sounds bright and open. It stacks 4 notes: E – G# – B – F#.

A plain major triad with a ninth added and no seventh. The gap where the seventh would be is what keeps it sounding clear rather than jazzy.

Notes in Eadd9

NoteIntervalFinger
EE4Root1
G#G#4Major 3rd2
BB4Perfect 5th3
F#F#5Major 9th5

How to Play

Right Hand

Place your thumb (finger 1) on E. Use finger 2 on G#, finger 3 on B, and finger 5 on F#.

Where it sits

2 notes of this chord (G#, F#) are on black keys, so play it a little further back on the keys than an all-white shape.

Press all 4 keys at the same time. Keep your wrist relaxed and your fingers curved. The blue dots on the piano below show exactly which keys to press — they turn green when you play the right note.

Other Add 9 Chords

Cadd9
C – E – G – D
Dbadd9
Db – F – Ab – Eb
Dadd9
D – F# – A – E
Ebadd9
Eb – G – Bb – F
Fadd9
F – A – C – G
F#add9
F# – A# – C# – G#
Gadd9
G – B – D – A
Abadd9
Ab – C – Eb – Bb
Aadd9
A – C# – E – B
Bbadd9
Bb – D – F – C
Badd9
B – D# – F# – C#

Other E Chords

E6
E – G# – B – C#
E7
E – G# – B – D
E9
E – G# – B – D – F#
E
E – G# – B
Em
E – G – B
Emaj7
E – G# – B – D#
Em7
E – G – B – D
Edim
E – G – Bb
Eaug
E – G# – B#
Esus2
E – F# – B
Esus4
E – A – B
Edim7
E – G – Bb – Db
Em6
E – G – B – C#