Six String Guitar · Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

G♯+M11♯9G♯ Augmented-major 11th Sharp 9th

ERoot
G♯tone
Ctone
D♯tone
Gtone
Atone

Formula ♭6 · 1 · 3 · 5 · 7 · ♭2  ·  Notes E · G♯ · C · D♯ · G · A

How to play it

G♯+M11♯9 fingering positions

Standard Tuning (EADGBE), 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).

G♯ Augmented-major 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (4 2 5 5 2 0) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
G♯ Augmented-major 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (4 4 2 5 0 3) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
G♯ Augmented-major 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (4 2 2 5 2 3) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
G♯ Augmented-major 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (4 3 5 6 0 0) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
G♯ Augmented-major 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 4th position (4 4 5 5 0 0) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
G♯ Augmented-major 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 4th position (4 4 5 5 5 7) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
G♯ Augmented-major 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 14th position (16 14 14 17 14 15) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
G♯ Augmented-major 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 16th position (16 16 17 17 17 19) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
Read it as tab

G♯+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.

G♯ Augmented-major 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (4 2 5 5 2 0) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
G♯ Augmented-major 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (4 4 2 5 0 3) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
G♯ Augmented-major 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (4 2 2 5 2 3) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
G♯ Augmented-major 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (4 3 5 6 0 0) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
G♯ Augmented-major 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 4th position (4 4 5 5 0 0) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
G♯ Augmented-major 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 4th position (4 4 5 5 5 7) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
G♯ Augmented-major 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 14th position (16 14 14 17 14 15) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
G♯ Augmented-major 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 16th position (16 16 17 17 17 19) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
Sound

How G♯+M11♯9 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
harshdense
Genres
experimental
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G♯ · C · D♯ · G · A
Formula (scale degrees)♭6 · 1 · 3 · 5 · 7 · ♭2
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