G7#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
G2 · F3
fingers 5–1
Right hand
B3 · A#4
fingers 1–5
With bass · rootless
Left hand
F3 · A#3 · B3 · D4
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 G7#9 chord
Other names: G 7th sharp 9, G Hendrix chord
Music theory name: seventh sharp nine chord
Common name: G Hendrix chord
Notes and intervals in the G7#9 chord
| Note | Interval |
|---|---|
| G | Root |
| B | Major 3rd |
| D | Perfect 5th |
| F | Minor 7th |
| A# | Augmented 9th |