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

A♯MA♯ Major

G♯Root
Ctone
D♯tone

Formula ♭7 · 2 · 4  ·  Notes G♯ · C · D♯

How to play it

A♯M 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 guitar chord — Open (x 0 0 0 x) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Major guitar chord — M-shape, 3rd (5 4 3 5 x) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Major guitar chord — O-shape, 5th (x 0 0 0 5) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Major guitar chord — M-shape, 12th (x 12 12 12 x) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Major guitar chord — M-shape, 15th (17 16 15 17 x) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Major guitar chord — 3rd position (5 4 3 x x) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Major guitar chord — 3rd position (5 4 3 0 x) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Major guitar chord — 3rd position (5 4 3 x 5) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

A♯M 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 guitar tab — Open (x 0 0 0 x) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Major guitar tab — M-shape, 3rd (5 4 3 5 x) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Major guitar tab — O-shape, 5th (x 0 0 0 5) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Major guitar tab — M-shape, 12th (x 12 12 12 x) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Major guitar tab — M-shape, 15th (17 16 15 17 x) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Major guitar tab — 3rd position (5 4 3 x x) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Major guitar tab — 3rd position (5 4 3 0 x) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Major guitar tab — 3rd position (5 4 3 x 5) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
Sound

How A♯M sounds

Consonance
5/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
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Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D♯
Formula (scale degrees)♭7 · 2 · 4
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A♯M in other tunings:

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