E+M11♭9E Augmented-major 11th Flat 9th
G♯Root
Ctone
Etone
Gtone
Atone
C♯tone
Formula 3 · ♭6 · 1 · ♭3 · 4 · 6 · Notes G♯ · C · E · G · A · C♯
How to play it
E+M11♭9 fingering positions
Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 2, 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).

Read it as tab
E+M11♭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.

Sound
How E+M11♭9 sounds
Consonance
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Brightness
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Character
Moods & genres
Moods
harshjarring
Genres
experimental
Theory
Notes & relationships
NotesG♯ · C · E · G · A · C♯
Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭6 · 1 · ♭3 · 4 · 6
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