Guitar chord · Ninths
G♯ dominant 7th sharp 9 chord on guitar
43440x · 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): 4th fret, middle finger (2) G♯
- 5th string (A): 3rd fret, index finger (1) B♯
- 4th string (D): 4th fret, ring finger (3) F♯
- 3rd string (G): 4th fret, pinky finger (4) A𝄪
- 2nd string (B): play open A𝄪
- 1st string (high E): don’t play — mute it
Tablature
e|--x---| B|--0---| G|--4---| D|--4---| A|--3---| E|--4---|
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, 43440x, using four fingers alongside the open strings. Don’t strum the high E string.
Notice the B♯ 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 major 3rd has to be written B♯ rather than C — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.
