Standard
E major ninth sharp five · Open position
Emaj9♯5 guitar chord
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How to play Emaj9♯5 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the three strings from the D to the B at the 1st fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 3rd fret and your middle finger on the high E string at the 2nd fret. Let the low E string ring open.
From the low E string 0 3 1 1 1 2 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier Emaj9♯5
The full shape is a barre chord, hard at first. This one needs no full barre and sounds much the same: 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 B string at the 7th fret. Let the low E and high E strings ring open.
0 6 6 5 7 0
Emaj9♯5, the easier shape
StandardFrets 5–7 · 6 strings, 2 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.
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