Guitar chord · Dominant 7♯9 (Hendrix chord)
Ab7#9 chord (Ab Dominant 7♯9 (Hendrix chord))
Iconic gritty rock/funk chord popularized by Jimi Hendrix in Purple Haze.
Notes AbCEbGbB
Formula 1 3 5 ♭7 ♯9
Shapes 1 on this page
Ab7#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, Ab.
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
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Questions
- What notes are in a Ab7#9 chord?
- Ab7#9 is Ab, C, Eb, Gb, B: the 1, 3, 5, ♭7, ♯9 of Ab.
- How do you play Ab7#9 on guitar?
- 5th String Root (E7♯9 Shape): x 11 10 11 12 x (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).