sharp9 voicings: squished up stormy monday nine

[NiallConroy]

ok so i like the chords like Bb7#9 in funky jazzy songs.

take the stormy monday style 9 chord in key of Bb
first finger holds down the third :d note on 'A' string
third finger holds down Ab on fourth string to give seventh
second finger gives the nine by holding the c note on third string
pinky gives the five on second string holding an f

thats a straight nine and lovely too but if i want a seven sharp nine without using the hendrixy style and adapting this shape i end up with the sharp nine on the third string!!!

now my question is maybe not a question but a is it ok to use it type question? i now have a major third,seven,sharp9 and a five.

something tells me this chord isnt quite gonna fit in a jazz-blues but has anyone got any other voicings or hve they tried this squish the stormy monday trick to get a nasty sounding mid twang? for me its like very funkey and im sure there must be other equally slick chords out there.

sorry for the use of words nasty but try it and you'll see what i mean ive got major and minor third and im sure this is old hat to some of you but im enjoying the newness of it!!
niall

[voelker]

That's a fine chord used the right way. Its probably not a chord you wanna stay static on, unless you have a bassist playing the root, while you use it to accent certain beats. That Bb can really pull it together. Practice this by yourself by vamping on a straight Bb7 with a nasty funk feel, then switch to it for a beat or 2, then go back to the Bb7, creates some interesting tension. you or might want to leave out the 5th for less nasty tension, or raise the 5th for an augmented feel.

[NiallConroy]

yes voelker. tension has landed. diggin it.

[BigDaddyLoveHandles]

You could take your original Bb9 (no root):

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and add the root:

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(I like this notation better than saying where each finger goes, by the way.)
As mentioned, if you're playing with a bassist, you can leave the root to him.

This also works for the Bb+9:

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And to add interest, you can put a +11 on top instead of the boring natural fifth:

65655x Bb9+11
65665x Bb+9+11

[NiallConroy]

sounds good bigdaddy. Also thanks for notation tip it was a little long winded.
that add 11 trick is great especially going to a eb7b9 next. definitely gonna need the wah wah!!( must check gear section as dunlop crybaby is very noisy at the moment need to take apart)

i now have a Bb9+11b5 to blow some basic blues jam into orbit!
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have to remember these little tricks for my big band charts tonight. must bring afro

question
656555 is this Bb9+11(maj7) then. i always get confused when there is three extensions. when you see +11 does that mean you sharpen the eleven?

(im sure my chord above is now incorrectly named hence this edit.)

[blis]

question
656555 is this Bb9+11(maj7) then

With chords as extended as that I dont think there really is a right or wrong way to name them. Whatever is easiest and makes most sense in the context.

I'd be tempted to call it Bbmaj9#11#13

Doesnt make me right though. Whatever floats your boat.

when you see +11 does that mean you sharpen the eleven?

Yes. #11 means the same thing too