Four String Bass · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 2

EM7♯5E Major 7th Sharp 5th

G♯Root
Ctone
Etone
Gtone

Formula 3 · ♭6 · 1 · ♭3  ·  Notes G♯ · C · E · G

How to play it

EM7♯5 fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · 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 Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 11th position (11 14 12 12) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

EM7♯5 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 5th guitar tab — 11th position (11 14 12 12) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 2
Sound

How EM7♯5 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
etherealmysterioussuspenseful
Genres
film scorejazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · E · G
Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭6 · 1 · ♭3
Same notes asE+M7
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