Emaj9♯5 8-string bass chord

How to play Emaj9♯5 on 8-string bass

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

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

What notes are in Emaj9♯5?

Emaj9♯5, E major ninth sharp five, is E, G♯, B♯, D♯ and F♯: the root (E), the major third (G♯), the augmented fifth (B♯), the major seventh (D♯) and the ninth (F♯). Its formula is 1 3 ♯5 7 9.