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

Em6♯13E Minor 6th Sharp 13th

G♯Root
Btone
D♯tone
Ftone
F♯tone

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

How to play it

Em6♯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 Minor 6th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 10th position (13 12 13 10 12) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1
E Minor 6th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 11th position (13 12 13 11 11) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1
Read it as tab

Em6♯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 6th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 10th position (13 12 13 10 12) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1
E Minor 6th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 11th position (13 12 13 11 11) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1
Sound

How Em6♯13 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
smokymysterious
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · B · D♯ · F · F♯
Formula (scale degrees)3 · 5 · 7 · ♭2 · 2
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Em6♯13 in other tunings:

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