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

AmM11♯9A Minor major 11th Sharp 9th

F♯Root
Atone
C♯tone
Ftone
Atone
Btone

Formula 6 · 1 · 3 · ♭6 · 1 · 2  ·  Notes F♯ · A · C♯ · F · A · B

How to play it

AmM11♯9 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 Minor major 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 4 3 0 5) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
A Minor major 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 5th position (5 6 5 8 5) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
A Minor major 11th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 17th position (17 18 17 20 17) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

AmM11♯9 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 Minor major 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 4 3 0 5) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
A Minor major 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 5th position (5 6 5 8 5) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
A Minor major 11th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 17th position (17 18 17 20 17) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
Sound

How AmM11♯9 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
clashingdense
Genres
experimental
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A · C♯ · F · A · B
Formula (scale degrees)6 · 1 · 3 · ♭6 · 1 · 2
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