Lesson Ultimate Plan
Dominant ♯9 (Hendrix)
The Purple Haze sound
Prove it — just do the practice exercise.
E7#9 Root Position
- E
- R
- Ab
- 3
- B
- 5
- D
- ♭7
- G
- ♯9
The 7#9 — also called the "Hendrix chord":
• R – 3 – 5 – ♭7 – ♯9
The ♯9 is enharmonically the same as the minor 3rd. Major 3rd + ♯9 together = maximum friction.
Example: E7#9 = E + G# + B + D + G
• R – 3 – 5 – ♭7 – ♯9
The ♯9 is enharmonically the same as the minor 3rd. Major 3rd + ♯9 together = maximum friction.
Example: E7#9 = E + G# + B + D + G