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B7#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 1–2–1–4

How to play the B7#9 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 1–2–1–4 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) Fret 1 · index finger
3rd string (C) Fret 2 · middle finger
2nd string (E) Fret 1 · index finger
1st string (A) Fret 4 · little finger

Notation for B7#9 chord

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

Music theory name: seventh sharp nine chord

Common name: B Hendrix chord

Intervals and tones in B7#9 chord

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

All Variations

Open
1–2–1–4
Fret 4
6–5–4–5
Fret 4
7–5–4–4
Fret 7
7–8–9–8

More chords with B as the root

The same chord type in other keys