E7(#5) Guitar Chord | How to Play The E Dominant Seventh Sharp Fifth Chord

Welcome to our tutorial on the E 7(#5) chord! This chord belongs to the Augmented Chords family and is composed of the notes E, G#, B#, and D. The intervals that build this chord are 1, 3, #5, and b7. These intervals are also known as the Root, Major Third, Augmented Fifth, and Minor Seventh, respectively.

The E 7(#5) chord is a sophisticated chord that can add a unique flavor to your guitar playing. It's commonly used in jazz and blues music, but can also be found in other genres. If you are interested in learning more about the theory behind chords and intervals, check out our tutorial on how to build chords by stacking intervals.

Being able to play the E 7(#5) chord will not only enhance your chord vocabulary, but also your understanding of dominant (7) guitar chords. The E 7(#5) chord is a type of dominant chord, but with an augmented fifth, which gives it its distinctive sound.

Learning to play this chord involves understanding fretboard intervals and how to denote chords depending on the intervals that compose it. For more information on this topic, you can refer to our tutorial on chord notation.

Stay tuned for the next sections of this tutorial where we will provide chord diagrams and fretboard patterns showing the tones composing the E 7(#5) chord. Happy playing!