Six String Guitar · Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 1

EM9♯13E Major 9th Sharp 13th

G♯Root

Ctone

D♯tone

Gtone

A♯tone

F♯tone

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

How to play it

EM9♯13 fingering positions

Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · 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 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — Open (3 0 1 0 1 0) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 1

E Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 2nd position (3 3 2 0 4 5) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 1

E Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 2nd position (3 3 5 2 4 0) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 1

E Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 2nd position (3 3 2 2 4 3) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 1

E Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 3rd position (3 0 5 5 4 0) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 1

E Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 3rd position (3 6 5 5 5 5) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 1

E Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 12th position (15 12 13 12 13 12) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 1

E Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 14th position (15 15 14 14 16 15) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 1

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 Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — Open (3 0 1 0 1 0) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 1

E Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 2nd position (3 3 2 0 4 5) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 1

E Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 2nd position (3 3 5 2 4 0) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 1

E Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 2nd position (3 3 2 2 4 3) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 1

E Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 3rd position (3 0 5 5 4 0) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 1

E Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 3rd position (3 6 5 5 5 5) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 1

E Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 12th position (15 12 13 12 13 12) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 1

E Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 14th position (15 15 14 14 16 15) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD) · Capo 1

Sound

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Genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D♯ · G · A♯ · F♯

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

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