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Originally posted by 5down1up
sorry jay , but i guess an Aminor#9 doesnt exist 
the #9 would be the minor third .
i know #9 just in relation to X7#9
( or a major chord with a minor third )
... and everybody knows ...
thats the HENDRIX chord 
am i wrong ? |
A minor #9 does exist. It just implies that the #9 would be added to the top of the chord.
The hendrix chord (if we are talking about the same thing) is a seventh chord witha #9. If your logic (regarding their not being a minor #9) was correct, then this chord kinda falls apart.
Example: The 'hendrix' chord is E 7#9
The voicing on guitar would be E Ab D G B (the first E is on the A string and then they go up from there)
Now take and drop the Ab to a G.... You have an E-7#9. If you wanted an E-7, without the #9 you would likely not play the G on the b string (unless it was the only place the 3rd apeared in the voicing, like in the case of a standard barre chord , barred at the 7th fret.)
These basic voicing thoughts also apply to X2 chords vs X9 chords, and 6th vs. 13th chords.