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Guitar chord · Dominant 7♯9 (Hendrix chord)

Bb7#9 chord (Bb Dominant 7♯9 (Hendrix chord))

Iconic gritty rock/funk chord popularized by Jimi Hendrix in Purple Haze.

Notes BbDFAbC#
Formula 1 3 5 ♭7 ♯9
Shapes 1 on this page

Bb7#9 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, Bb.

5th String Root (E7♯9 Shape) x 1 0 1 2 x

Interactive chord diagram

Bb7#9 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over Bb7#9

These scales start on Bb and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Bb7#9 is the chord of the moment.

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Questions

What notes are in a Bb7#9 chord?
Bb7#9 is Bb, D, F, Ab, C#: the 1, 3, 5, ♭7, ♯9 of Bb.
How do you play Bb7#9 on guitar?
5th String Root (E7♯9 Shape): x 1 0 1 2 x (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Bb7#9?
Scales on Bb that contain every note of Bb7#9: Bb Half-Whole Diminished, Bb Bebop Dorian, Bb Phrygian b4, Bb Lydian #2 #6, Bb Hungarian Major.

Dominant 7♯9 (Hendrix chord) chords in every key

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