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B7#9 Guitar Chord

A raw, urgent sound containing both a major third and a minor third (augmented ninth = minor third). Made famous by Jimi Hendrix in "Purple Haze". A staple of blues-rock and funk.

Guitar

Strings X–2–1–2–3–X

How to play the B7#9 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–2–1–2–3–X from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Muted
5th string (A) Fret 2 · middle finger
4th string (D) Fret 1 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 2 · ring finger
2nd string (B) Fret 3 · pinky
1st string (high E) Muted

Other names for the B7#9 chord

Other names: B 7th sharp 9, B Hendrix chord

Music theory name: seventh sharp nine chord

Common name: B Hendrix chord

Notes and intervals in the B7#9 chord

Note Interval
B Root
D# Major 3rd
F# Perfect 5th
A Minor 7th
D Augmented 9th

All variations

Open
X–2–1–2–3–X
Fret 5
7–6–0–7–0–5
Fret 7
7–9–7–8–10–10
Fret 8
X–X–9–8–10–10

More chords with B as the root

The same chord type in other keys

Songs using B7#9

Can't Take My Eyes Off You
Frankie Valli