Six String Guitar · Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

A11♯5A Dominant 11th Sharp 5th

F♯Root

A♯tone

Dtone

Etone

G♯tone

Btone

Formula 6 · ♭2 · 4 · 5 · 7 · 2 · Notes F♯ · A♯ · D · E · G♯ · B

How to play it

A11♯5 fingering positions

Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · 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).

A Dominant 11th Sharp 5th guitar chord — Open (4 1 0 2 2 2) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

A Dominant 11th Sharp 5th guitar chord — Open (4 1 2 2 2 0) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

A Dominant 11th Sharp 5th guitar chord — Open (4 2 2 2 1 0) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

Read it as tab

A11♯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.

A Dominant 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — Open (4 1 0 2 2 2) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

A Dominant 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — Open (4 1 2 2 2 0) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

A Dominant 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — Open (4 2 2 2 1 0) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

Sound

How A11♯5 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

denseunstable

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · D · E · G♯ · B

Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · 4 · 5 · 7 · 2

Same notes asA+11 A+9(add11)

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