C#7#9 Piano Chord: Notes, Inversions and Fingering (C Sharp Dominant Seventh Sharp Nine)

How to play C#7#9

Find C# at or above middle C. That is the root.
Add F, G#, B and E above it, skipping the keys in between.
Right hand fingering: 1-2-3-4-5, or split the chord between both hands. Left hand: play the root and fifth, and leave the upper notes to the right hand.

Notes

C#root

F3 · major third

G#5 · perfect fifth

Bb7 · minor seventh

E#9 · sharp ninth

Notes and theory

C#root

F3 · major third

G#5 · perfect fifth

Bb7 · minor seventh

E#9 · sharp ninth

The 7#9 has both a major third and a sharp ninth (which sounds like a minor third). It is famous as the Hendrix chord from Purple Haze. The formula is 1 3 5 b7 #9. Strictly by music theory the notes are spelled C#, E#, G#, B and D##; E# is the same key as F and D## is the same key as E.

C#7#9 on guitar C#7#9 on ukulele

More C# chords

All C# piano chords

C#major C#mminor C#7dominant seventh C#m7minor seventh C#maj7major seventh C#sus4suspended fourth C#sus2suspended second C#dimdiminished C#augaugmented C#6major sixth C#9dominant ninth C#add9added ninth C#m7b5half-diminished C#dim7diminished seventh C#7sus4dominant seventh suspended fourth C#5power chord C#m6minor sixth C#m9minor ninth

dominant seventh sharp nine chords in every key

C7#9 C#7#9 D7#9 D#7#9 E7#9 F7#9 F#7#9 G7#9 G#7#9 A7#9 A#7#9 B7#9

Questions

What notes are in the C#7#9 chord?

C#7#9 (C sharp dominant seventh sharp nine) is made of five notes: C# (root), F (major third), G# (perfect fifth), B (minor seventh) and E (sharp ninth).

How do you play C#7#9 on piano?

Play C#, F, G#, B and E together. With the right hand use fingers 1-2-3-4-5, or split the chord between both hands; with the left hand use play the root and fifth, and leave the upper notes to the right hand.

What does a dominant seventh sharp nine chord sound like?

The 7#9 has both a major third and a sharp ninth (which sounds like a minor third). It is famous as the Hendrix chord from Purple Haze.