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Eb7#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 0–1–2–1

How to play the Eb7#9 chord on ukulele

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

Notation for Eb7#9 chord

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

Music theory name: seventh sharp nine chord

Common name: Eb Hendrix chord

Intervals and tones in Eb7#9 chord

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

All Variations

Open
0–1–2–1
Fret 3
3–6–3–4
Fret 6
6–7–6–9
Fret 9
11–10–9–10

Songs using Eb7#9