Eadd#9 Major

The Eadd#9 chord is built from the notes E – G# – B – F##.

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Also known as

Ealtadd#9Emaj+9

Chord tones, one by one

ERoot

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — E.

G#Third

Major third

Four semitones — makes the chord major (brighter, happier).

BFifth

Perfect fifth

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

F##Extension

Sharp ninth (♯9)

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

🎼 Related scales

Lydian ♯2harmonic minor a major 3rd below

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Lydian ♯2 scale; its characteristic note is the ♯2 / ♯9 (augmented 2nd). It is a mode of the harmonic minor a major 3rd below.

🎸 Genres

Gypsy jazz · Roma music · Klezmer · Classical

add#9 in every key

More E chords

More E chords from Lydian ♯2