Notechord

F♯7♯9 (the "Hendrix chord") / G♭7♯9 (the "Hendrix chord")

5-note dominant 7th sharp 9 on F♯ / G♭ — F♯, A, A♯, C♯, E.

Press to hear the chord strummed low to high.

The famous "Hendrix chord" — a dominant seventh carrying both the major third and the sharp ninth (an enharmonic minor third), major and minor at once.

The notes

Pitches taken from the first fingering below — click any note to open its frequency page.

Interval formula

DegreeNoteWhat it is
1F♯root
♯9Asharp ninth
3A♯major third
5C♯perfect fifth
♭7Eflat seventh (dominant)

The formula reads in semitones above the root (F♯): 1, ♯9, 3, 5, ♭7. A voicing may leave a tone out — often the fifth — but never adds one from outside this set.

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Guitar fingerings · 4

23334
open position
2fr131214
from fret 2
3fr2134
from fret 3
8fr2134
from fret 8

Ukulele fingerings · 4

312
open position
31
open position
3fr1243
from fret 3
6fr1412
from fret 6

Read a diagram top-down: the thick bar is the nut, dots are where to press (the number is which finger), means play the open string, means don't play it. A bar across strings is a barre.

Other F♯ / G♭ chords

7♯9 (the "Hendrix chord") chords on every root