C7(#9)
C7(#9)
C 7(#9)
Advanced
Major
Altered
7#9 chord - the Hendrix chord
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
C
RootE
Major 3rdG
Perfect 5thBb
Minor 7thD#
Augmented 9thInterval Details
C
Root
E
Major 3rd
G
Perfect 5th
Bb
Minor 7th
D#
Augmented 9th
Interval Formula
1P - 3M - 5P - 7m - 9A
Sound Character
Timbre
Bright, stable
Emotion
Happy, optimistic, strong
Suitable Genres
Pop, Rock, Country, Classical
Inversions
An inversion is a rearrangement of the notes in a chord, with a different note as the bass (lowest note).
Root Position
C - E - G - Bb - D#
Bass: CInversion 1
E - G - Bb - D# - C
Bass: EInversion 2
G - Bb - D# - C - E
Bass: GInversion 3
Bb - D# - C - E - G
Bass: BbInversion 4
D# - C - E - G - Bb
Bass: D#Compatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the C7(#9) chord.
Related Chords
Extended from C7(#9)
C13#9
C7#9b13
C7#9#11
C13#9#11
C7#9#11b13
C7b9#9
Simplified
C5
C7no5
CM
C7
Cm
Cm7
Alternate Symbols
C7#9
Tags
altered
dominant
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