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F7#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 F2 · Eb3 fingers 5–1
Right hand A3 · G#4 fingers 1–5

How to play the F7#9 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play F2 and Eb3 with the left hand and A3 and G#4 with the right. Suggested fingering is 5–1 on the left and 1–5 on the right (1 is the thumb). The perfect fifth C can usually be omitted from an extended chord, keeping the sound clear and the voicing manageable.

Other names for the F7#9 chord

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

Music theory name: seventh sharp nine chord

Common name: F Hendrix chord

Notes and intervals in the F7#9 chord

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

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Songs using F7#9

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Dominika Mirgová