Guitar chord · Ninths
E dominant 7th sharp 9 chord on guitar
020004 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play E7♯9 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
The “Hendrix chord” — gritty, with major and minor 3rds clashing.
- Notes
- EG♯BDF𝄪
- Formula
- 135♭7♯9
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · perfect 5th · minor 7th · augmented 9th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Open position
- 6th string (low E): play open E
- 5th string (A): 2nd fret, index finger (1) B
- 4th string (D): play open D
- 3rd string (G): play open F𝄪
- 2nd string (B): play open B
- 1st string (high E): 4th fret, ring finger (3) G♯
Tablature
e|--4---| B|--0---| G|--0---| D|--0---| A|--2---| E|--0---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every E7♯9 note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing E7♯9 on guitar
On guitar, E7♯9 is one of the friendlier shapes: 020004 needs just two fingers and lets the open strings ring.
Notice the F𝄪 in E7♯9 (E G♯ B D F𝄪): each note of the chord takes its own letter (E–G–B–D–F), so the augmented 9th has to be written F𝄪 rather than G — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.
