Six String Guitar · Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 1

EM7♯9E Major 7th Sharp 9th

G♯Root

Ctone

D♯tone

Gtone

Btone

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

How to play it

EM7♯9 fingering positions

Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 1, 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 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — Open (1 x 0 1 1 4) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 1

E Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — Open (1 x 4 1 1 0) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 1

E Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — Open (1 1 0 1 x 4) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 1

E Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — Open (1 1 4 1 x 0) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 1

E Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — Open (1 1 0 1 1 4) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 1

E Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — Open (1 1 4 1 1 0) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 1

E Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 4th position (x 6 4 4 5 5) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 1

E Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 4th position (x 6 5 4 5 4) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 1

Read it as tab

EM7♯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 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — Open (1 x 0 1 1 4) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 1

E Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — Open (1 x 4 1 1 0) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 1

E Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — Open (1 1 0 1 x 4) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 1

E Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — Open (1 1 4 1 x 0) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 1

E Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — Open (1 1 0 1 1 4) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 1

E Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — Open (1 1 4 1 1 0) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 1

E Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 4th position (x 6 4 4 5 5) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 1

E Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 4th position (x 6 5 4 5 4) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 1

Sound

How EM7♯9 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

mysticclashing

Genres

jazzexperimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D♯ · G · B

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

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