Six String Guitar · Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 3

EM11♯9E Major 11th Sharp 9th

G♯Root

Ctone

D♯tone

Gtone

Btone

C♯tone

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

How to play it

EM11♯9 fingering positions

Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 3, 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 Sharp 9th guitar chord — 9th position (11 9 10 10 9 12) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 3

E Major 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 11th position (11 11 14 11 13 13) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 3

Read it as tab

EM11♯9 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 Sharp 9th guitar tab — 9th position (11 9 10 10 9 12) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 3

E Major 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 11th position (11 11 14 11 13 13) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 3

Sound

How EM11♯9 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

densedissonant

Genres

experimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D♯ · G · B · C♯

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

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