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

EM11♯9E Major 11th Sharp 9th

G♯Root

Ctone

D♯tone

Gtone

Btone

C♯tone

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

How to play it

EM11♯9 fingering positions

Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E), 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 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (0 0 3 2 2 4) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

E Major 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (0 0 4 2 2 3) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

E Major 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (0 2 3 0 2 4) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

E Major 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (0 2 4 0 2 3) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

E Major 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 4th position (0 0 4 6 6 7) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

E Major 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 4th position (0 0 7 6 6 4) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

E Major 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 4th position (0 6 4 0 6 7) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

E Major 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 4th position (0 6 7 0 6 4) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

Read it as tab

EM11♯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 Major 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (0 0 3 2 2 4) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

E Major 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (0 0 4 2 2 3) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

E Major 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (0 2 3 0 2 4) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

E Major 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (0 2 4 0 2 3) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

E Major 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 4th position (0 0 4 6 6 7) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

E Major 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 4th position (0 0 7 6 6 4) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

E Major 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 4th position (0 6 4 0 6 7) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

E Major 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 4th position (0 6 7 0 6 4) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

Sound

How EM11♯9 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

densedissonant

Genres

experimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D♯ · G · B · C♯

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

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