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G7#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 3–2–0–3–0–1

How to play the G7#9 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 3–2–0–3–0–1 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) Fret 3 · ring finger
5th string (A) Fret 2 · middle finger
4th string (D) Play open
3rd string (G) Fret 3 · little finger
2nd string (B) Play open
1st string (high E) Fret 1 · index finger

Notation for G7#9 chord

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

Music theory name: seventh sharp nine chord

Common name: G Hendrix chord

Intervals and tones in G7#9 chord

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

All Variations

Open
3–2–0–3–0–1
Fret 3
3–5–3–4–6–6
Fret 4
X–5–5–4–6–6
Fret 9
X–10–9–10–11–X

More chords with G as the root

The same chord type in other keys