Six String Guitar · Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)

E11♯13E Dominant 11th Sharp 13th

G♯Root

Ctone

D♯tone

F♯tone

A♯tone

C♯tone

F♯tone

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

How to play it

E11♯13 fingering positions

Drop D Tuning (DADGBE), 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 Dominant 11th Sharp 13th guitar chord — Open (2 0 0 1 0 2) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)

E Dominant 11th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 2nd position (2 0 4 4 3 4) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)

E Dominant 11th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 2nd position (2 5 4 2 0 4) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)

E Dominant 11th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 2nd position (2 2 4 2 3 4) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)

E Dominant 11th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 12th position (14 12 12 13 12 14) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)

E Dominant 11th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 14th position (14 14 16 14 15 16) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)

Read it as tab

E11♯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 Dominant 11th Sharp 13th guitar tab — Open (2 0 0 1 0 2) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)

E Dominant 11th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 2nd position (2 0 4 4 3 4) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)

E Dominant 11th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 2nd position (2 5 4 2 0 4) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)

E Dominant 11th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 2nd position (2 2 4 2 3 4) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)

E Dominant 11th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 12th position (14 12 12 13 12 14) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)

E Dominant 11th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 14th position (14 14 16 14 15 16) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)

Sound

How E11♯13 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

densebluesy

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D♯ · F♯ · A♯ · C♯ · F♯

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

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