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

E+M11E Augmented-major 11th

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

E+M11 fingering positions

Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD), 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 Augmented-major 11th guitar chord — Open (2 3 4 2 0 1) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)
Read it as tab

E+M11 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 Augmented-major 11th guitar tab — Open (2 3 4 2 0 1) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD)
Sound

How E+M11 sounds

Consonance
1/ 5
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 asEM11♯5E+M9(add11)
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