E7♯5 8-string bass chord

How to play E7♯5 on 8-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the A string at the 5th fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 6th fret and your middle finger on the G string at the 5th fret. Let the E string ring open. Don’t play the F♯, B, C and F strings.

From the F♯ string x x 0 5 6 5 x x (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in E7♯5?

E7♯5, E augmented seventh, is E, G♯, B♯ and D: the root (E), the major third (G♯), the augmented fifth (B♯) and the minor seventh (D). Its formula is 1 3 ♯5 ♭7.