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C7#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 0–3–0–1

How to play the C7#9 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 0–3–0–1 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 3 · ring finger
2nd string (E) Play open
1st string (A) Fret 1 · index finger

Notation for C7#9 chord

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

Music theory name: seventh sharp nine chord

Common name: C Hendrix chord

Intervals and tones in C7#9 chord

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

All Variations

Open
0–3–0–1
Fret 3
3–4–3–6
Fret 6
8–7–6–7
Fret 6
9–7–6–6

More chords with C as the root

The same chord type in other keys