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

Am♯9A Minor Sharp 9th

F♯Root
Atone
C♯tone
Atone

Formula 6 · 1 · 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 Minor Sharp 9th guitar chord — M-shape, 3rd (4 3 4 4 x) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Minor Sharp 9th guitar chord — M-shape, 11th (x 12 12 11 x) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Minor Sharp 9th guitar chord — M-shape, 15th (16 15 16 16 x) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Minor Sharp 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (4 3 4 x x) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Minor Sharp 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (4 3 4 x 5) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Minor Sharp 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (4 3 4 4 5) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Minor Sharp 9th guitar chord — 4th position (4 7 0 x x) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Minor Sharp 9th guitar chord — 4th position (x 0 4 7 x) 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 Minor Sharp 9th guitar tab — M-shape, 3rd (4 3 4 4 x) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Minor Sharp 9th guitar tab — M-shape, 11th (x 12 12 11 x) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Minor Sharp 9th guitar tab — M-shape, 15th (16 15 16 16 x) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Minor Sharp 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (4 3 4 x x) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Minor Sharp 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (4 3 4 x 5) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Minor Sharp 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (4 3 4 4 5) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Minor Sharp 9th guitar tab — 4th position (4 7 0 x x) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Minor Sharp 9th guitar tab — 4th position (x 0 4 7 x) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
Sound

How Am♯9 sounds

Consonance
3/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
darkthick
Genres
experimental
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A · C♯ · A
Formula (scale degrees)6 · 1 · 3 · 1
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Am♯9 in other tunings:

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