Six String Guitar · Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)

EM11♭5E Major 11th Flat 5th

G♯Root
Ctone
Dtone
Gtone
A♯tone
C♯tone

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

How to play it

EM11♭5 fingering positions

Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD), 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 11th Flat 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (4 3 3 3 0 4) fretboard diagram in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)
Read it as tab

EM11♭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 11th Flat 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (4 3 3 3 0 4) in Drop C Tuning (CGCFAD)
Sound

How EM11♭5 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
densehazy
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D · G · A♯ · C♯
Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭6 · ♭7 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 6
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