Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD)

E7♯13E Dominant 7th Sharp 13th

G♯Root
Ctone
D♯tone
F♯tone
F♯tone

Formula 3 · ♭6 · 7 · 2 · 2  ·  Notes G♯ · C · D♯ · F♯ · F♯

How to play it

E7♯13 fingering positions

C / Drop C (gCGBD), low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

E Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar chord — D-shape, 3rd (4 4 3 6 x) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
E Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar chord — D-shape, 15th (16 16 15 18 x) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
E Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar chord — Open (4 1 0 0 x) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
E Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 3rd position (4 4 3 x 6) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
E Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 3rd position (4 4 3 0 6) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
E Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 3rd position (4 4 3 6 6) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
E Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 4th position (4 x 0 0 6) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
E Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 4th position (4 4 x 0 6) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
Read it as tab

E7♯13 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

E Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar tab — D-shape, 3rd (4 4 3 6 x) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
E Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar tab — D-shape, 15th (16 16 15 18 x) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
E Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar tab — Open (4 1 0 0 x) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
E Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 3rd position (4 4 3 x 6) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
E Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 3rd position (4 4 3 0 6) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
E Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 3rd position (4 4 3 6 6) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
E Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 4th position (4 x 0 0 6) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
E Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 4th position (4 4 x 0 6) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
Sound

How E7♯13 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
bluesyrelaxed
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D♯ · F♯ · F♯
Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭6 · 7 · 2 · 2
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