Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

EM7♯13E Major 7th Sharp 13th

G♯Root

Ctone

D♯tone

Gtone

F♯tone

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

How to play it

EM7♯13 fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · 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 7th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 11th position (13 13 13 11 13) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

E Major 7th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 12th position (13 13 13 12 12) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

Read it as tab

EM7♯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 Major 7th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 11th position (13 13 13 11 13) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

E Major 7th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 12th position (13 13 13 12 12) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

Sound

How EM7♯13 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

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Genres

experimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D♯ · G · F♯

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

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