Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

AM6♯5A Major 6th Sharp 5th

F♯Root
A♯tone
Dtone
D♯tone

Formula 6 · ♭2 · 4 · ♭5  ·  Notes F♯ · A♯ · D · D♯

How to play it

AM6♯5 fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · 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 Sharp 5th guitar chord — Open (x 1 2 1 3) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
A Major 6th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 5 6 x 3) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
A Major 6th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 5 6 5 3) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
A Major 6th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 13th position (x 13 14 14 14) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
A Major 6th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 13th position (x 13 14 13 15) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
A Major 6th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 14th position (17 x 14 14 14) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
A Major 6th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 14th position (17 17 x 14 14) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
A Major 6th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 14th position (17 17 14 14 14) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · 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 Sharp 5th guitar tab — Open (x 1 2 1 3) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
A Major 6th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 5 6 x 3) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
A Major 6th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 5 6 5 3) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
A Major 6th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 13th position (x 13 14 14 14) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
A Major 6th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 13th position (x 13 14 13 15) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
A Major 6th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 14th position (17 x 14 14 14) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
A Major 6th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 14th position (17 17 x 14 14) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
A Major 6th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 14th position (17 17 14 14 14) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
Sound

How AM6♯5 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
unsettledcurious
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · D · D♯
Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · 4 · ♭5
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