G7#9 Guitar Chord

How to play G7#9: a dominant 7th sharp 9 (the Hendrix chord) built on G, with 1 voicing, the notes, and the intervals.

Chord Diagram

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A common voicing

The first diagram is a common voicing: played at the first few frets. An X above a string means don't play it; an O means play it open.

More Voicings of G7#9

The same chord in other positions on the neck: movable shapes transposed to G. Open any of them in the Diagram Maker below to adjust the fingering.

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Open position
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Fret 4
6X
Fret 6
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Fret 7

Notes & Intervals in G7#9

NoteGBFA#
IntervalR3b7#9

G7#9 is a dominant 7th sharp 9 (the Hendrix chord) with G as its root. The full theoretical spelling is G, B, D, F, A#. This voicing omits the 5th, the tone guitarists drop first when fitting a chord onto six strings.

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