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E augmented seventh · Open position
E7♯5 guitar chord
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E dominant seventh sharp five flat nine · Open position
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E dominant seventh sharp nine sharp five · Open position
How to play E7♯5 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: your ring finger on the A string at the 3rd fret, your index finger on the G string at the 1st fret and your little finger on the B string at the 3rd fret. Let the low E, D and high E strings ring open.
From the low E string 0 3 0 1 3 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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