Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

AMA Major

F♯Root

A♯tone

C♯tone

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

How to play it

AM fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · 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 guitar chord — Open (x 2 3 1 x) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

A Major guitar chord — M-shape, 6th (6 6 6 6 x) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

A Major guitar chord — M-shape, 13th (x 14 15 13 x) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

A Major guitar chord — M-shape, 18th (18 18 18 18 x) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

A Major guitar chord — 6th position (6 6 6 x x) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

A Major guitar chord — 6th position (6 6 6 x 7) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

A Major guitar chord — 6th position (6 6 6 6 7) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

A Major guitar chord — 11th position (x x 11 13 11) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

Read it as tab

AM 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 guitar tab — Open (x 2 3 1 x) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

A Major guitar tab — M-shape, 6th (6 6 6 6 x) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

A Major guitar tab — M-shape, 13th (x 14 15 13 x) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

A Major guitar tab — M-shape, 18th (18 18 18 18 x) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

A Major guitar tab — 6th position (6 6 6 x x) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

A Major guitar tab — 6th position (6 6 6 x 7) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

A Major guitar tab — 6th position (6 6 6 6 7) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

A Major guitar tab — 11th position (x x 11 13 11) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · C♯

Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · 3

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