How to play Bb7#9: a dominant 7th sharp 9 (the Hendrix chord) built on Bb, with 1 voicing, the notes, and the intervals.
The first diagram is a common voicing: played at the 3rd fret. An X above a string means don't play it; an O means play it open.
The same chord in other positions on the neck: movable shapes transposed to Bb. Open any of them in the Diagram Maker below to adjust the fingering.
| Note | Bb | D | Ab | C# |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interval | R | 3 | b7 | #9 |
Bb7#9 is a dominant 7th sharp 9 (the Hendrix chord) with Bb as its root. The full theoretical spelling is Bb, D, F, Ab, C#. This voicing omits the 5th, the tone guitarists drop first when fitting a chord onto six strings.
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