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Eb7#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.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand Eb3 · C#4 fingers 5–1
Right hand G4 · F#5 fingers 1–5

How to play the Eb7#9 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play Eb3 and C#4 with the left hand and G4 and F#5 with the right. Suggested fingering is 5–1 on the left and 1–5 on the right (1 is the thumb). The perfect fifth Bb can usually be omitted from an extended chord, keeping the sound clear and the voicing manageable.

Notation for Eb7#9 chord

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

Music theory name: seventh sharp nine chord

Common name: Eb Hendrix chord

Intervals and tones in Eb7#9 chord

Note Interval
Eb Root
G Major 3rd
B Perfect 5th
C# Minor 7th
F# Augmented 9th

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Songs using Eb7#9

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Dominika Mirgová