Ae7#9 Minor 7th

The Ae7#9 chord is built from the notes A – C – E – G – B#.

Piano sound loads on first tap.

Also known as

Am13add#9Am7#9Am7add#9Amin7#9

Chord tones, one by one

ARoot

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — A.

CThird

Minor third

Three semitones — makes the chord minor (darker, sadder).

EFifth

Perfect fifth

Seven semitones — the most stable interval, reinforces the root.

GSeventh

Minor seventh (♭7)

Ten semitones — the dominant/minor seventh. Adds bluesy tension (7, m7).

B#Extension

Sharp ninth (♯9)

A ♯9 — the gritty 'Hendrix' tension over a dominant chord.

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Dorian scale; its characteristic note is the major 6th (13).

🎸 Genres

Modal jazz · Funk · Soul · Rock

e7#9 in every key

More A chords

More A chords from Dorian