Ukulele chord · Ninths
E dominant 7th sharp 9 chord on ukulele
0242 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play E7♯9 on ukulele, 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
Ukulele
Standard G C E A tuning · 6 voicings · G string on the left
How to play it · Open position
- 4th string (G): play open F𝄪
- 3rd string (C): 2nd fret, index finger (1) D
- 2nd string (E): 4th fret, ring finger (3) G♯
- 1st string (A): 2nd fret, middle finger (2) B
Tablature
A|--2---| E|--4---| C|--2---| G|--0---|
Top line is the A string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every E7♯9 note on the ukulele 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 ukulele
On ukulele the usual E7♯9 shape is 0242, using three fingers. It leaves out the root, which a bass player (or your ear) fills in.
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.
