Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2

Em9♯13E Minor 9th Sharp 13th

G♯Root

Btone

D♯tone

F♯tone

A♯tone

F♯tone

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

How to play it

Em9♯13 fingering positions

Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2, 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 Minor 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 2nd position (2 2 0 2 3) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2

E Minor 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 12th position (14 14 12 14 15) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2

E Minor 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 12th position (14 14 12 15 14) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2

Read it as tab

Em9♯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 Minor 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 2nd position (2 2 0 2 3) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2

E Minor 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 12th position (14 14 12 14 15) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2

E Minor 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 12th position (14 14 12 15 14) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2

Sound

How Em9♯13 sounds

Consonance

2/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

mellowdense

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · B · D♯ · F♯ · A♯ · F♯

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

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