Easy Ways To Play The E9(#11) Guitar Chord
Spelled E, G#, B, D, F# and A#, E9(#11) (E ninth sharp eleven) is a dominant ninth with the eleventh raised by a semitone.
The A# is a tritone above the root E. Try the E Lydian Dominant scale next: it is the fourth mode of the melodic minor scale, it contains every chord tone and it adds only a sixth, C#.
As a dominant chord it usually resolves to the chord a fourth above E, which is A. The ninth is F#, and the major third G# and minor seventh D form the tritone that drives that resolution.
E 9th with sharp 11th guitar chord is also written as E9(#11), E9#11 or E9+11.
Notes in the E 9(#11) chord:
Chord formula for the Dominant Ninth Sharp Eleventh Added chord:
Formula: 1 3 5 b7 9 #11
E 9(#11) Chord Interactive Fretboard
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FAQ
What notes spell E9(#11)?
E9(#11) is E, G#, B, D, F# and A#. That is the root, major third, perfect fifth, minor seventh, ninth and sharp eleventh.
Which scale matches E9(#11)?
The E Lydian Dominant scale spells E, F#, G#, A#, B, C# and D. It includes all six chord tones, and C# is the only extra note.
What does E9(#11) have that E9 does not?
The sharp eleventh, A#. E9 stops at the ninth, F#, while E9(#11) adds a note a tritone from the root for a more tense, open color.
What intervals are in E9(#11)?
Counted from E: major third, perfect fifth, minor seventh, major ninth and sharp eleventh. The minor seventh is D, and the sharp eleventh is A#.
