Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2

AM6♭5A Major 6th Flat 5th

F♯Root
A♯tone
Ctone
D♯tone

Formula 6 · ♭2 · ♭3 · ♭5  ·  Notes F♯ · A♯ · C · D♯

How to play it

AM6♭5 fingering positions

Double C (gCGCD) · 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 6th Flat 5th guitar chord — 11th position (x 12 11 11 14) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2
A Major 6th Flat 5th guitar chord — 11th position (x 12 11 14 11) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

AM6♭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 6th Flat 5th guitar tab — 11th position (x 12 11 11 14) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2
A Major 6th Flat 5th guitar tab — 11th position (x 12 11 14 11) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2
Sound

How AM6♭5 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
quirkywhimsical
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · C · D♯
Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · ♭3 · ♭5
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