Six String Guitar · Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 2

EM9♯13E Major 9th Sharp 13th

G♯Root
Ctone
D♯tone
Gtone
A♯tone
F♯tone

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

How to play it

EM9♯13 fingering positions

Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · 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).

E Major 9th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 9th position (10 9 10 9 10 9) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

EM9♯13 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 9th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 9th position (10 9 10 9 10 9) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 2
Sound

How EM9♯13 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
ambiguousdense
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D♯ · G · A♯ · F♯
Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 2
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