E9♯11 8-string guitar chord

How to play E9♯11 on 8-string guitar

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 and your ring finger on the high E string at the 2nd fret. Let the low E, D and high B strings ring open. Don’t play the F♯ and low B strings.

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

What notes are in E9♯11?

E9♯11, E dominant ninth sharp eleven, is E, G♯, B, D, F♯ and A♯: the root (E), the major third (G♯), the perfect fifth (B), the minor seventh (D), the ninth (F♯) and the sharp eleventh (A♯). Its formula is 1 3 5 ♭7 9 ♯11.