Arpeggio · E△9 · Guitar
The E△9 arpeggio is E – G♯ – B – D♯ – F♯ — chord tones 1 3 5 7 9. E△9 is a lush tonic chord in ballads; its sound is wide, luminous. Below, every E, G♯, B, D♯, F♯ on the fretboard is marked, with the root in gold. Press play to hear a one-octave arpeggio, or tap any note.
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Guitar · standard tuning
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Play loops the arpeggio up and down one octave (switch Loop off for a single pass) in the position starting at fret 7. Tap any marked note to hear it. “Show” switches or combines the fretboard and keyboard; “Sound” picks the instrument you hear. Audio is synthesized in the browser.
Reference
| Chord tone | Note | Interval from E |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | E | unison (0 semitones) |
| 3 | G♯ | major 3rd (4 semitones) |
| 5 | B | perfect 5th (7 semitones) |
| 7 | D♯ | major 7th (11 semitones) |
| 9 | F♯ | major 2nd + octave (14 semitones) |
Goes with: E Major (Ionian) (E F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D♯). Voicings: see the four-note chord voicings in the chord library.
Common questions
E – G♯ – B – D♯ – F♯. As chord tones: 1 3 5 7 9. Played one after another instead of together, that is the arpeggio.
E△9 is a lush tonic chord in ballads. Its character is wide, luminous.
E Major (E F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D♯) — the arpeggio is the skeleton of that scale, so practise them together.
Start on the root E on the A string at fret 7 and play A-string fret 7, A-string fret 9, A-string fret 11, D-string fret 9, G-string fret 8, G-string fret 9. Then play it descending, then in eighth notes with a metronome, then over the a lush tonic chord in ballads.
Keep going
Same arpeggio on piano · Major 9th hub · chord-scale theory.
Other arpeggios from E