E7#9 Piano 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.
Recommended voicing
Left hand
E3 · D4
fingers 5–1
Right hand
G#4 · G5
fingers 1–5
With bass · rootless
Left hand
D3 · G3 · G#3 · B3
fingers 5–3–2–1
Right hand
Free
melody / improvisation
Jazz accompaniment with a bass player: the bass supplies the root, leaving the right hand free for melody or improvisation.
Other names for the E7#9 chord
Other names: E 7th sharp 9, E Hendrix chord
Music theory name: seventh sharp nine chord
Common name: E Hendrix chord
Notes and intervals in the E7#9 chord
| Note | Interval |
|---|---|
| E | Root |
| G# | Major 3rd |
| B | Perfect 5th |
| D | Minor 7th |
| G | Augmented 9th |