Six String Guitar · Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)

Em9♯5E Minor 9th Sharp 5th

G♯Root
Btone
Etone
F♯tone
A♯tone

Formula 3 · 5 · 1 · 2 · ♭5  ·  Notes G♯ · B · E · F♯ · A♯

How to play it

Em9♯5 fingering positions

Open G Tuning (DGDGBD), 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 Minor 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — Open (2 x 0 0 1 4) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)
E Minor 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — Open (2 x 4 0 1 0) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)
E Minor 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — Open (2 0 0 x 1 4) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)
E Minor 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — Open (2 0 0 0 1 4) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)
E Minor 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — Open (2 0 4 x 1 0) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)
E Minor 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — Open (2 0 4 0 1 0) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)
E Minor 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 2nd position (2 0 0 5 x 4) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)
E Minor 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 2nd position (2 0 4 5 x 0) fretboard diagram in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)
Read it as tab

Em9♯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.

E Minor 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — Open (2 x 0 0 1 4) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)
E Minor 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — Open (2 x 4 0 1 0) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)
E Minor 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — Open (2 0 0 x 1 4) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)
E Minor 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — Open (2 0 0 0 1 4) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)
E Minor 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — Open (2 0 4 x 1 0) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)
E Minor 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — Open (2 0 4 0 1 0) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)
E Minor 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 2nd position (2 0 0 5 x 4) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)
E Minor 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 2nd position (2 0 4 5 x 0) in Open G Tuning (DGDGBD)
Sound

How Em9♯5 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
lushdark
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · B · E · F♯ · A♯
Formula (scale degrees)3 · 5 · 1 · 2 · ♭5
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