How to play Eb7#9: a dominant 7th sharp 9 (the Hendrix chord) built on Eb, with 1 voicing, the notes, and the intervals.
The first diagram is one possible voicing: played at the 2nd 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 Eb. Open any of them in the Diagram Maker below to adjust the fingering.
| Note | Eb | G | Db | F# |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interval | R | 3 | b7 | #9 |
Eb7#9 is a dominant 7th sharp 9 (the Hendrix chord) with Eb as its root. The full theoretical spelling is Eb, G, Bb, Db, F#. This voicing omits the 5th, the tone guitarists drop first when fitting a chord onto six strings.
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