Five String Banjo · Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3

A♯M9♯5A♯ Major 9th Sharp 5th

G♯Root
Ctone
Etone
Gtone
A♯tone

Formula ♭7 · 2 · ♭5 · 6 · 1  ·  Notes G♯ · C · E · G · A♯

How to play it

A♯M9♯5 fingering positions

Open G (gDGBD) · 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 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 4th position (5 4 4 4 7) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 4th position (5 4 4 7 4) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 16th position (17 16 16 16 19) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 16th position (17 16 16 19 16) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

A♯M9♯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 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 4th position (5 4 4 4 7) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 4th position (5 4 4 7 4) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 16th position (17 16 16 16 19) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 16th position (17 16 16 19 16) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
Sound

How A♯M9♯5 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
shimmeringotherworldly
Genres
film scorejazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · E · G · A♯
Formula (scale degrees)♭7 · 2 · ♭5 · 6 · 1
Same notes asA♯+M9A♯+M7(add9)
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