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

EM♯13E Major Sharp 13th

G♯Root

Ctone

D♯tone

F♯tone

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

How to play it

EM♯13 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 Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — Open (x x 1 3 2 3) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

E Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — A-shape, 6th (x 6 8 6 8 6) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

E Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — G-shape, 8th (11 10 8 8 8 9) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

E Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — E-shape, 11th (11 13 11 12 11 11) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

E Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — D-shape, 13th (x x 13 15 14 15) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

E Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — A-shape, 18th (x 18 20 18 20 18) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

E Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — 5th position (x 6 5 6 x 6) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

E Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — 5th position (x 6 5 6 8 6) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

Read it as tab

EM♯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 Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — Open (x x 1 3 2 3) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

E Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — A-shape, 6th (x 6 8 6 8 6) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

E Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — G-shape, 8th (11 10 8 8 8 9) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

E Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — E-shape, 11th (11 13 11 12 11 11) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

E Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — D-shape, 13th (x x 13 15 14 15) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

E Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — A-shape, 18th (x 18 20 18 20 18) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

E Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — 5th position (x 6 5 6 x 6) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

E Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — 5th position (x 6 5 6 8 6) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

Sound

How EM♯13 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

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Genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D♯ · F♯

Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭6 · 7 · 2

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