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D7#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 2–5–2–3

How to play the D7#9 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 2–5–2–3 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) Fret 2 · index finger
3rd string (C) Fret 5 · little finger
2nd string (E) Fret 2 · index finger
1st string (A) Fret 3 · middle finger

Notation for D7#9 chord

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

Music theory name: seventh sharp nine chord

Common name: D Hendrix chord

Intervals and tones in D7#9 chord

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

All Variations

Fret 2
2–5–2–3
Fret 5
5–6–5–8
Fret 8
10–9–8–9
Fret 8
11–9–8–8

Songs using D7#9