Ninths
F dominant 7th sharp 9 chord
The “Hendrix chord” — gritty, with major and minor 3rds clashing.
- Notes
- FACE♭G♯
- Formula
- 135♭7♯9
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · perfect 5th · minor 7th · augmented 9th
How to play F7♯9
About the F dominant 7th sharp 9 chord
Playing it
On guitar, F7♯9 is most often played as a barre chord across the 1st fret (131214).
On piano, F7♯9 has two black keys (E♭ and G♯) and three white keys. In root position it spans more than an octave, so many pianists play the root with the left hand and the rest with the right.
On ukulele the usual F7♯9 shape is 1310, using three fingers.
