How to play D7#9: a dominant 7th sharp 9 (the Hendrix chord) built on D, with 1 voicing, the notes, and the intervals.
The first diagram is one possible voicing: played at the first few frets. 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 D. Open any of them in the Diagram Maker below to adjust the fingering.
| Note | D | F# | C | E# |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interval | R | 3 | b7 | #9 |
D7#9 is a dominant 7th sharp 9 (the Hendrix chord) with D as its root. The full theoretical spelling is D, F#, A, C, E#. This voicing omits the 5th, the tone guitarists drop first when fitting a chord onto six strings.
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