Chord Of The Week 26/9/15 - the 'Foxey Lady' F#7#9 chord

bigjon

Continuing the celebration of Jimi Hendrix following the 45th anniversary of his death on September 18th, here's the OTHER way to play a 7#9 a la Hendrix - the Purple Haze 7#9 is discussed at http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/10332/chord-of-the-week-8-2-14-half-year-birthday-special-the-hendrix-chord, but this voicing from Foxey Lady is equally identifiable.

The controversial issue about naming this chord is that there's no major 3rd anywhere to be found, but I've still notated it F#7#9 not F#m7. That's just how it sounds to me in the context of the whole song. Watch the live video & judge for yourself - after all, it's Jimi at his finest!

F#7#9(no3rd): 2x4x55

bigjon

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