E major added sharp eleven · Open position
Eadd♯11 8-string bass chord
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How to play Eadd♯11 on 8-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the two strings from the A to the D at the 2nd fret, your middle finger on the G string at the 3rd fret, your little finger on the C string at the 4th fret and your ring finger on the F string at the 3rd fret. Let the E string ring open. Don’t play the F♯ and B strings.
From the F♯ string x x 0 2 2 3 4 3 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in Eadd♯11?
Eadd♯11, E major added sharp eleven, is E, G♯, B and A♯: the root (E), the major third (G♯), the perfect fifth (B) and the sharp eleventh (A♯). Its formula is 1 3 5 ♯11.
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Major added sharp eleven chords in every key
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Eadd♯11 on other instruments
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