Six String Guitar · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

E11♯9E Dominant 11th Sharp 9th

G♯Root

Ctone

D♯tone

F♯tone

Btone

C♯tone

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

How to play it

E11♯9 fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2, 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 9th guitar chord — 8th position (11 11 8 11 8 9) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

E Dominant 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 11th position (11 11 11 12 11 14) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

Read it as tab

E11♯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 Dominant 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 8th position (11 11 8 11 8 9) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

E Dominant 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 11th position (11 11 11 12 11 14) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

Sound

How E11♯9 sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

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Genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D♯ · F♯ · B · C♯

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

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