Six String Guitar · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

E+11♯9E Augmented 11th Sharp 9th

G♯Root

Ctone

Etone

F♯tone

Btone

C♯tone

Formula 3 · ♭6 · 1 · 2 · 5 · 6 · Notes G♯ · C · E · F♯ · B · C♯

How to play it

E+11♯9 fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · 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 Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — Open (0 0 0 0 1 4) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

E Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — Open (0 0 0 1 1 3) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

E Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (0 0 5 5 3 4) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

E Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (0 0 6 5 3 3) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

E Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (0 3 6 0 3 5) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

E Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 10th position (12 11 10 12 10 10) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

E Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 10th position (12 10 10 13 10 10) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

E Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 12th position (12 12 12 13 13 15) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

Read it as tab

E+11♯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 Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — Open (0 0 0 0 1 4) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

E Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — Open (0 0 0 1 1 3) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

E Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (0 0 5 5 3 4) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

E Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (0 0 6 5 3 3) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

E Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (0 3 6 0 3 5) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

E Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 10th position (12 11 10 12 10 10) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

E Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 10th position (12 10 10 13 10 10) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

E Augmented 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 12th position (12 12 12 13 13 15) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

Sound

How E+11♯9 sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

abrasivedense

Genres

experimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · E · F♯ · B · C♯

Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭6 · 1 · 2 · 5 · 6

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