E7♯9♯5 8-string guitar chord

How to play E7♯9♯5 on 8-string guitar

The most common way, the first shape above: your middle finger on the low B string at the 5th fret, your index finger on the low E string at the 4th fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 5th fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 5th fret, your ring finger on the G string at the 5th fret and your ring finger on the high B string at the 5th fret. Don’t play the F♯ and high E strings.

From the F♯ string x 5 4 5 5 5 5 x (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in E7♯9♯5?

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