Six String Guitar · Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

EM11♯5E Major 11th Sharp 5th

G♯Root

Ctone

Etone

Gtone

A♯tone

C♯tone

Formula 3 · ♭6 · 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 6 · Notes G♯ · C · E · G · A♯ · C♯

How to play it

EM11♯5 fingering positions

Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯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 11th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 9th position (10 9 9 10 9 12) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

E Major 11th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 9th position (10 9 12 10 9 9) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

E Major 11th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 9th position (10 10 9 9 9 12) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

E Major 11th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 9th position (10 10 12 9 9 9) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

Read it as tab

EM11♯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.

E Major 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 9th position (10 9 9 10 9 12) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

E Major 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 9th position (10 9 12 10 9 9) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

E Major 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 9th position (10 10 9 9 9 12) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

E Major 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 9th position (10 10 12 9 9 9) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 2

Sound

How EM11♯5 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

densedreamlike

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · E · G · A♯ · C♯

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

Same notes asE+M11 E+M9(add11)

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