E7♯9♭5 8-string bass chord

How to play E7♯9♭5 on 8-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the A string at the 1st fret, your middle finger on the G string at the 1st fret, your ring finger on the C string at the 2nd fret and your little finger on the F string at the 2nd fret. Let the E and D strings ring open. Don’t play the F♯ and B strings.

From the F♯ string x x 0 1 0 1 2 2 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in E7♯9♭5?

E7♯9♭5, E dominant seventh sharp nine flat five, is E, G♯, B♭, D and F♯♯: the root (E), the major third (G♯), the diminished fifth (B♭), the minor seventh (D) and the sharp ninth (F♯♯). Its formula is 1 3 ♭5 ♭7 ♯9.