Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1

EM6♯9E Major 6th Sharp 9th

G♯Root

Ctone

D♯tone

Ftone

Btone

Formula 3 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭2 · 5 · Notes G♯ · C · D♯ · F · B

How to play it

EM6♯9 fingering positions

Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1, 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 Major 6th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (3 3 0 4 5) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1

E Major 6th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (3 3 0 5 4) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1

Read it as tab

EM6♯9 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 Major 6th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (3 3 0 4 5) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1

E Major 6th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (3 3 0 5 4) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1

Sound

How EM6♯9 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

grittycolorful

Genres

bluesjazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D♯ · F · B

Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭2 · 5

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