Re: [Harp-L] What is the difference between D7#9 and D7b9?



I don't consider them interchangeable. I've always thought of 7#9 as the
"Hendrix chord"; D7b9 is like an Ebdim7 over a D root.


On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 10:19 AM, michael rubin <
michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> If I am reading him correctly, Mark Levine states they are the exact
> same chord, that they are both 1 3 5 7b 9b 9# 11#.  In the Real book
> volume two, there are songs have show both chords.  Bob Herndon told
> me that for D7b9 he plays D D# A C D# and leaves out the sharp 9 and
> the sharp 11 to produce a cleaner chord on the harmonetta.  Since I
> had already read Levine's statements I did not ask Herndon what he
> does for D7#9, I thought I would just do the same thing, but now I am
> second guessing myself.  To produce a cleaner chord but suggest the
> sharp 9, should I leave out the flat 9 and sharp 11?
> Thanks,
> Michael Rubin
> Michaelrubinharmonica.com
>



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