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D7#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–5–4–5–6–X

How to play the D7#9 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–5–4–5–6–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) Do not play
5th string (A) Fret 5 · middle finger
4th string (D) Fret 4 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 5 · ring finger
2nd string (B) Fret 6 · little finger
1st string (high E) Do not play

Notation for D7#9 chord

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

Music theory name: seventh sharp nine chord

Common name: D Hendrix chord

Intervals and tones in D7#9 chord

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

All Variations

Fret 4
X–5–4–5–6–X
Fret 7
0–0–0–10–7–8
Fret 7
X–8–7–7–7–8
Fret 10
10–12–10–11–10–13

Songs using D7#9