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

G♯11♯5G♯ Dominant 11th Sharp 5th

ERoot
G♯tone
Ctone
Dtone
F♯tone
Atone

Formula ♭6 · 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7 · ♭2  ·  Notes E · G♯ · C · D · F♯ · A

How to play it

G♯11♯5 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).

G♯ Dominant 11th Sharp 5th guitar chord — Open (3 3 1 2 0 1) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
G♯ Dominant 11th Sharp 5th guitar chord — Open (3 0 1 4 1 1) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
G♯ Dominant 11th Sharp 5th guitar chord — Open (3 2 1 2 1 1) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
G♯ Dominant 11th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (3 6 3 5 0 5) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
G♯ Dominant 11th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (3 3 3 4 4 5) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
G♯ Dominant 11th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 13th position (15 14 13 14 13 13) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
G♯ Dominant 11th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 15th position (15 15 15 16 16 17) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

G♯11♯5 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.

G♯ Dominant 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — Open (3 3 1 2 0 1) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
G♯ Dominant 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — Open (3 0 1 4 1 1) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
G♯ Dominant 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — Open (3 2 1 2 1 1) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
G♯ Dominant 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (3 6 3 5 0 5) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
G♯ Dominant 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (3 3 3 4 4 5) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
G♯ Dominant 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 13th position (15 14 13 14 13 13) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
G♯ Dominant 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 15th position (15 15 15 16 16 17) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
Sound

How G♯11♯5 sounds

Consonance
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
denseunstable
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G♯ · C · D · F♯ · A
Formula (scale degrees)♭6 · 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7 · ♭2
Same notes asG♯+11G♯+9(add11)
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