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D7♯9 chord

D Dominant 7th Sharp 9

D7#9 · Root

1D43F#45A4b7C5#9E#5
C415b7C5#9C63

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Notes

D – F♯ – A – C – E♯

Formula

1 – 3 – 5 – b7 – #9

Practice Note

The sharp ninth adds blues-inflected tension to a dominant seventh, often heard on a tonicized V chord. It fits the altered scale or the half-whole diminished scale; the 3rd and b7 resolve by fifth-root motion.

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About D7#9

The D7#9 chord sounds raw, aggressive, and electrifying. Its notes are D, F#, A, C, E#. This chord is commonly heard in funk, and blues.

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