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

EM11sus2E Major 11th Suspended 2nd

G♯Root

A♯tone

D♯tone

Gtone

A♯tone

C♯tone

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

How to play it

EM11sus2 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 Major 11th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — Open (x 4 4 2 3 1) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Major 11th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 4th position (x 4 4 6 6 6) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Major 11th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 4th position (x 4 6 6 6 4) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Major 11th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 9th position (11 9 10 9 11 x) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Major 11th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 9th position (11 11 x 9 9 10) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Major 11th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 9th position (11 11 10 9 9 x) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Major 11th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 9th position (11 9 10 9 11 11) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Major 11th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 9th position (11 11 10 9 9 10) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

Read it as tab

EM11sus2 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 Suspended 2nd guitar tab — Open (x 4 4 2 3 1) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Major 11th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 4th position (x 4 4 6 6 6) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Major 11th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 4th position (x 4 6 6 6 4) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Major 11th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 9th position (11 9 10 9 11 x) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Major 11th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 9th position (11 11 x 9 9 10) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Major 11th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 9th position (11 11 10 9 9 x) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Major 11th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 9th position (11 9 10 9 11 11) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Major 11th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 9th position (11 11 10 9 9 10) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

Sound

How EM11sus2 sounds

Consonance

3/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

openmodal

Genres

jazzambient

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · A♯ · D♯ · G · A♯ · C♯

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

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