Banjo · Standard
E augmented seventh · Open position
E7♯5 banjo chord
What it is
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How to play E7♯5 on banjo
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the two strings from the G to the B at the 1st fret and your middle finger on the low D string at the 2nd fret. Let the high D string ring open. Don’t play the short G string.
From the short G string x 2 1 1 0 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in E7♯5?
E7♯5, E augmented seventh, is E, G♯, B♯ and D: the root (E), the major third (G♯), the augmented fifth (B♯) and the minor seventh (D). Its formula is 1 3 ♯5 ♭7.
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