Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2

A♯M♯9A♯ Major Sharp 9th

G♯Root

Ctone

D♯tone

Btone

Formula ♭7 · 2 · 4 · ♭2 · Notes G♯ · C · D♯ · B

How to play it

A♯M♯9 fingering positions

C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2, 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 Sharp 9th guitar chord — 8th position (8 8 x 9 10) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2

A♯ Major Sharp 9th guitar chord — 8th position (8 8 x 10 9) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2

A♯ Major Sharp 9th guitar chord — 8th position (8 8 9 9 10) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2

A♯ Major Sharp 9th guitar chord — 8th position (8 8 9 10 9) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2

A♯ Major Sharp 9th guitar chord — 10th position (x 13 12 10 13) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2

A♯ Major Sharp 9th guitar chord — 10th position (x 13 12 13 10) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2

Read it as tab

A♯M♯9 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 Sharp 9th guitar tab — 8th position (8 8 x 9 10) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2

A♯ Major Sharp 9th guitar tab — 8th position (8 8 x 10 9) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2

A♯ Major Sharp 9th guitar tab — 8th position (8 8 9 9 10) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2

A♯ Major Sharp 9th guitar tab — 8th position (8 8 9 10 9) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2

A♯ Major Sharp 9th guitar tab — 10th position (x 13 12 10 13) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2

A♯ Major Sharp 9th guitar tab — 10th position (x 13 12 13 10) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2

Sound

How A♯M♯9 sounds

Consonance

2/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

grittybluesy

Genres

bluesrock

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D♯ · B

Formula (scale degrees)♭7 · 2 · 4 · ♭2

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