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A7#9 Ukulele 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.

Ukulele

Strings 0–1–0–3

How to play the A7#9 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 0–1–0–3 from the G string to the A string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. 0 means an open string and X means a muted string.

4th string (G) Play open
3rd string (C) Fret 1 · index finger
2nd string (E) Play open
1st string (A) Fret 3 · ring finger

Notation for A7#9 chord

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

Music theory name: seventh sharp nine chord

Common name: A Hendrix chord

Intervals and tones in A7#9 chord

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

All Variations

Open
0–1–0–3
Fret 3
5–4–3–4
Fret 3
6–4–3–3
Fret 6
6–7–8–7

More chords with A as the root

The same chord type in other keys