Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1

A♯M9♭5A♯ Major 9th Flat 5th

G♯Root
Ctone
Dtone
Gtone
A♯tone

Formula ♭7 · 2 · 3 · 6 · 1  ·  Notes G♯ · C · D · G · A♯

How to play it

A♯M9♭5 fingering positions

C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1, low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

A♯ Major 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 8th position (9 8 9 9 11) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1
A♯ Major 9th Flat 5th guitar chord — 8th position (9 8 9 11 9) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1
Read it as tab

A♯M9♭5 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

A♯ Major 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 8th position (9 8 9 9 11) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1
A♯ Major 9th Flat 5th guitar tab — 8th position (9 8 9 11 9) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1
Sound

How A♯M9♭5 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
dreamyfloating
Genres
jazzfusion
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D · G · A♯
Formula (scale degrees)♭7 · 2 · 3 · 6 · 1
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A♯M9♭5 in other tunings:

C / Drop CDouble COpen D

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