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

A♯M♯5A♯ Major Sharp 5th

G♯Root
Ctone
Etone

Formula ♭7 · 2 · ♭5  ·  Notes G♯ · C · E

How to play it

A♯M♯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 Sharp 5th guitar chord — Open (x 0 0 1 x) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Major Sharp 5th guitar chord — 4th position (5 4 4 x x) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Major Sharp 5th guitar chord — 4th position (5 4 4 x 5) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Major Sharp 5th guitar chord — 4th position (5 4 4 5 x) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Major Sharp 5th guitar chord — 4th position (5 4 4 5 5) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Major Sharp 5th guitar chord — 12th position (x 12 12 x 13) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Major Sharp 5th guitar chord — 12th position (x 12 12 13 x) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Major Sharp 5th guitar chord — 12th position (x 12 12 13 13) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

A♯M♯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 Sharp 5th guitar tab — Open (x 0 0 1 x) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Major Sharp 5th guitar tab — 4th position (5 4 4 x x) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Major Sharp 5th guitar tab — 4th position (5 4 4 x 5) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Major Sharp 5th guitar tab — 4th position (5 4 4 5 x) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Major Sharp 5th guitar tab — 4th position (5 4 4 5 5) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Major Sharp 5th guitar tab — 12th position (x 12 12 x 13) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Major Sharp 5th guitar tab — 12th position (x 12 12 13 x) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Major Sharp 5th guitar tab — 12th position (x 12 12 13 13) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
Sound

How A♯M♯5 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
tenseunsettleddreamlike
Genres
jazzclassicalfilm score
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · E
Formula (scale degrees)♭7 · 2 · ♭5
Same notes asA♯+
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A♯M♯5 in other tunings:

Open GC / Drop CDouble CSawmill / Mountain ModalOpen D

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