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H7#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 2–3–2–5

How to play the H7#9 chord on ukulele

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

Notation for H7#9 chord

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

Music theory name: seventh sharp nine chord

Common name: H Hendrix chord

Intervals and tones in H7#9 chord

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

All Variations

Fret 2
2–3–2–5
Fret 5
7–6–5–6
Fret 5
8–6–5–5
Fret 8
8–9–10–9

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