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

E7♯9E Dominant 7th Sharp 9th

G♯Root

Ctone

D♯tone

F♯tone

Btone

Formula 3 · ♭6 · 7 · 2 · 5 · Notes G♯ · C · D♯ · F♯ · B

How to play it

E7♯9 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).

E Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (x 4 2 2 2 3) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (x 4 3 2 2 2) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 8th position (11 11 x 10 8 9) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 8th position (11 11 9 10 8 x) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 8th position (11 11 11 10 8 9) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 11th position (11 11 x 11 14 14) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 11th position (11 11 14 11 14 x) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 11th position (11 14 x 11 11 14) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

Read it as tab

E7♯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 Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (x 4 2 2 2 3) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (x 4 3 2 2 2) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 8th position (11 11 x 10 8 9) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 8th position (11 11 9 10 8 x) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 8th position (11 11 11 10 8 9) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 11th position (11 11 x 11 14 14) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 11th position (11 11 14 11 14 x) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Dominant 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 11th position (11 14 x 11 11 14) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

Sound

How E7♯9 sounds

Consonance

2/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

grittydefiantfunky

Genres

rockfunkblues

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D♯ · F♯ · B

Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭6 · 7 · 2 · 5

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