Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD)

AM7(add11)A Major 7th Added 11th

F♯Root

A♯tone

C♯tone

Ftone

Btone

Formula 6 · ♭2 · 3 · ♭6 · 2 · Notes F♯ · A♯ · C♯ · F · B

How to play it

AM7(add11) fingering positions

C / Drop C (gCGBD), 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 7th Added 11th guitar chord — 9th position (9 9 9 11 12) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

A Major 7th Added 11th guitar chord — 9th position (9 9 9 12 11) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

Read it as tab

AM7(add11) 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 7th Added 11th guitar tab — 9th position (9 9 9 11 12) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

A Major 7th Added 11th guitar tab — 9th position (9 9 9 12 11) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

Sound

How AM7(add11) sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

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Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · C♯ · F · B

Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · 3 · ♭6 · 2

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