Six String Guitar · Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

E11♭9E Dominant 11th Flat 9th

G♯Root

Ctone

D♯tone

F♯tone

Atone

C♯tone

Formula 3 · ♭6 · 7 · 2 · 4 · 6 · Notes G♯ · C · D♯ · F♯ · A · C♯

How to play it

E11♭9 fingering positions

Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3, 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 11th Flat 9th guitar chord — 7th position (9 7 7 9 9 10) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

E Dominant 11th Flat 9th guitar chord — 7th position (9 7 10 9 9 7) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

E Dominant 11th Flat 9th guitar chord — 7th position (9 9 7 9 7 10) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

E Dominant 11th Flat 9th guitar chord — 7th position (9 9 10 9 7 7) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

Read it as tab

E11♭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 11th Flat 9th guitar tab — 7th position (9 7 7 9 9 10) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

E Dominant 11th Flat 9th guitar tab — 7th position (9 7 10 9 9 7) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

E Dominant 11th Flat 9th guitar tab — 7th position (9 9 7 9 7 10) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

E Dominant 11th Flat 9th guitar tab — 7th position (9 9 10 9 7 7) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

Sound

How E11♭9 sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

tenseexotic

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D♯ · F♯ · A · C♯

Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭6 · 7 · 2 · 4 · 6

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