E dominant ninth piano chord - E9

The E dominant ninth chord is a 5-note chord consisting of the notes E, G#, B, D and F#.
You can see these notes highlighted in the interactive piano chart below.
The chord itself is often abbreviated as E9.

Interactive piano diagram for the E dominant ninth chord

Piano keyboard displaying the E dominant ninth chord with the notes FbECbBG#AbDF#Gb

Extended Chords

Chords that are a superset of E9. The chords include more notes but always E, G#, B, D and F#.

Reduced chords

Chords that are a subset of E9. These contain less notes but all of them are included in E9.

Scales with E9

Below you find all scales that include E9:

  • bebop
  • mixolydian
  • mixolydian b6
  • lydian dominant
  • lydian minor
  • bebop minor
  • composite blues
  • messiaen's mode #3
  • chromatic

E dominant ninth piano chord chart image

In case you prefer a non-interactive variant of the chord chart, we've embedded a PNG image below that shows the notes for the the E9 chord. Feel free to save or share the image as needed.

Piano chord chart for the E dominant ninth chord (E9). The notes E, G#, B, D and F# are highlighted.