Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3

AM♯9A Major Sharp 9th

F♯Root
A♯tone
C♯tone
Atone

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

How to play it

AM♯9 fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3, 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 Sharp 9th guitar chord — 4th position (4 4 4 7 x) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major Sharp 9th guitar chord — 4th position (4 4 4 7 5) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major Sharp 9th guitar chord — 9th position (x 12 12 11 9) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major Sharp 9th guitar chord — 16th position (16 16 16 19 x) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major Sharp 9th guitar chord — 16th position (16 16 16 19 17) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

AM♯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 Major Sharp 9th guitar tab — 4th position (4 4 4 7 x) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major Sharp 9th guitar tab — 4th position (4 4 4 7 5) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major Sharp 9th guitar tab — 9th position (x 12 12 11 9) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major Sharp 9th guitar tab — 16th position (16 16 16 19 x) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major Sharp 9th guitar tab — 16th position (16 16 16 19 17) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
Sound

How AM♯9 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
grittybluesy
Genres
bluesrock
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · C♯ · A
Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · 3 · 1
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More ways to play A Major Sharp 9th

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AM♯9 in other tunings:

Open GC / Drop CDouble CSawmill / Mountain ModalOpen D

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