Guitar chord · Ninths
G♭ dominant 7th sharp 9 chord on guitar
2023x0 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play G♭7♯9 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
The “Hendrix chord” — gritty, with major and minor 3rds clashing.
- Notes
- G♭B♭D♭F♭A
- 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): 2nd fret, index finger (1) G♭
- 5th string (A): play open A
- 4th string (D): 2nd fret, middle finger (2) F♭
- 3rd string (G): 3rd fret, ring finger (3) B♭
- 2nd string (B): don’t play — mute it
- 1st string (high E): play open F♭
Tablature
e|--0---| B|--x---| G|--3---| D|--2---| A|--0---| E|--2---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every G♭7♯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 G♭7♯9 on guitar
On guitar, G♭7♯9 has an open-position shape, 2023x0, using three fingers alongside the open strings. Don’t strum the B string.
Notice the F♭ in G♭7♯9 (G♭ B♭ D♭ F♭ A): each note of the chord takes its own letter (G–B–D–F–A), so the minor 7th has to be written F♭ rather than E — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.
