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F#7#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 2–1–0–1

How to play the F#7#9 chord on ukulele

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

Notation for F#7#9 chord

Other names: F# 7th sharp 9, F# Hendrix chord

Music theory name: seventh sharp nine chord

Common name: F# Hendrix chord

Intervals and tones in F#7#9 chord

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

All Variations

Open
2–1–0–1
Open
3–1–0–0
Fret 3
3–4–5–4
Fret 6
6–9–6–7

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The same chord type in other keys