Dominant Seventh Sharp Ninth, a.k.a. Dominant Seventh Split Third
35 videos • 336 views • by BubbaTex Dominant Seventh Sharp Ninth - the real devil's chord (as opposed to the tritone). Often attributed to Jimi Hendrix as the "Hendrix chord" or the "Purple Haze chord," but realized way before Jimi. It started appearing in jazz tunes in the 1940's, then became popular in R&B, rock, funk, and disco by the 1960's and into the 1970's. Could this harmonization have agitated and contributed to the political strife seen in America during the late 1960's?