Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD)

AM7♯5A Major 7th Sharp 5th

F♯Root
A♯tone
Dtone
Ftone

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

How to play it

AM7♯5 fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD), 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 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 6th position (7 7 8 6 x) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
A Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 6th position (7 7 8 6 7) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
A Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 6th position (7 7 8 6 8) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
A Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 7th position (7 7 8 x 7) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
A Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 7th position (7 7 8 7 7) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
A Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 15th position (x 15 16 18 16) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
A Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 16th position (19 x 16 18 16) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
A Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 16th position (19 19 x 18 16) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Read it as tab

AM7♯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 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 6th position (7 7 8 6 x) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
A Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 6th position (7 7 8 6 7) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
A Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 6th position (7 7 8 6 8) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
A Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 7th position (7 7 8 x 7) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
A Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 7th position (7 7 8 7 7) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
A Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 15th position (x 15 16 18 16) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
A Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 16th position (19 x 16 18 16) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
A Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 16th position (19 19 x 18 16) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Sound

How AM7♯5 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
etherealmysterioussuspenseful
Genres
film scorejazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · D · F
Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · 4 · ♭6
Same notes asA+M7
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