Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD)

AM6sus2A Major 6th Suspended 2nd

F♯Root
G♯tone
C♯tone
D♯tone

Formula 6 · 7 · 3 · ♭5  ·  Notes F♯ · G♯ · C♯ · D♯

How to play it

AM6sus2 fingering positions

Double C (gCGCD), 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 Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 6th position (9 9 6 x 9) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
A Major 6th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 6th position (9 9 6 9 x) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
A Major 6th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 6th position (9 9 6 7 9) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
A Major 6th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 6th position (9 9 6 9 7) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
A Major 6th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 6th position (9 9 6 9 9) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
A Major 6th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 18th position (21 21 18 x 21) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
A Major 6th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 18th position (21 21 18 21 x) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
A Major 6th Suspended 2nd guitar chord — 18th position (21 21 18 19 21) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
Read it as tab

AM6sus2 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 Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 6th position (9 9 6 x 9) in Double C (gCGCD)
A Major 6th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 6th position (9 9 6 9 x) in Double C (gCGCD)
A Major 6th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 6th position (9 9 6 7 9) in Double C (gCGCD)
A Major 6th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 6th position (9 9 6 9 7) in Double C (gCGCD)
A Major 6th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 6th position (9 9 6 9 9) in Double C (gCGCD)
A Major 6th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 18th position (21 21 18 x 21) in Double C (gCGCD)
A Major 6th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 18th position (21 21 18 21 x) in Double C (gCGCD)
A Major 6th Suspended 2nd guitar tab — 18th position (21 21 18 19 21) in Double C (gCGCD)
Sound

How AM6sus2 sounds

Consonance
4/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
openbreezy
Genres
popfolk
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · G♯ · C♯ · D♯
Formula (scale degrees)6 · 7 · 3 · ♭5
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