# E minor 7th sharp 5 Guitar Chord

> The E minor 7th sharp 5 minor 7th sharp 5 chord features a raised fifth B♯ alongside the minor seventh D, creating an exotic, mysterious tension. This unique harmony is used in jazz and fusion for dramatic, emotional depth. With G in the bass, this voicing functions as the 1st inversion of E minor 7th sharp 5.

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## Chord Facts

- Symbol: Emin7(♯5)
- Notes: E, G, B♯, D
- Intervals: 1 (E), ♭3 (G), ♯5 (B♯), ♭7 (D)
- Mood: unusual, tense, dissonant, intriguing
- Genres: Jazz, Fusion, Experimental, Cinematic
- Playable shapes: 84

## Quick Shapes

- Shape 1: 3 3 0 0 1 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/e-minor-7th-sharp-5/g/330010)
- Shape 2: 3 3 0 0 3 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/e-minor-7th-sharp-5/g/330030)
- Shape 3: 3 3 2 0 3 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/e-minor-7th-sharp-5/g/332030)
- Shape 4: 3 3 0 0 5 3 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/e-minor-7th-sharp-5/g/330053)
- Shape 5: 3 3 0 5 5 3 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/e-minor-7th-sharp-5/g/330553)
- Shape 6: 3 5 0 5 5 3 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/e-minor-7th-sharp-5/g/350553)
- Shape 7: 3 3 5 0 3 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/e-minor-7th-sharp-5/g/335030)
- Shape 8: 3 3 0 5 3 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/e-minor-7th-sharp-5/g/330530)

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