The 'Hendrix Chord'
Jimi Hendrix
was so famous for using this chord in his riffs and songs that although it's officially called a 7#9 chord, often guitarists just refer to it as 'The Hendrix Chord'. |
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Hendrix tuned his guitar down a half step (tuning his guitar Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb rather than standard tuning of E, A, D, G, B, E). So his guitar sounds a semitone lower than a guitar in standard tuning (Stevie Ray Vaughan, Slash and a number of other blues rock guitarists tune down a half step in the same way).
This chord (played two frets higher in E) is the main chord of the Foxy Lady
riff, used in Purple Haze
, Stone Free
and more.7#9 chords use these degrees of the major scale: 1, 3, 5, b7, #9
D7#9 uses the notes: D, F#, A, C, E# (F)
Our inversion uses the notes in this order: D, F#, C, E# (F)
Tune in tomorrow for another Hendrix Guitar Chord Of The Day.More Jimi tomorrow!