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

A♯mA♯ Minor

G♯Root
Btone
D♯tone

Formula ♭7 · ♭2 · 4  ·  Notes G♯ · B · 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♯ Minor guitar chord — M-shape, 3rd (5 3 3 5 x) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Minor guitar chord — M-shape, 11th (x 12 11 12 x) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Minor guitar chord — M-shape, 15th (17 15 15 17 x) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Minor guitar chord — 3rd position (5 3 x 0 x) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Minor guitar chord — 3rd position (5 3 x 0 5) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Minor guitar chord — 3rd position (5 3 3 x x) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Minor guitar chord — 3rd position (5 3 3 0 x) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Minor guitar chord — 3rd position (5 3 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♯ Minor guitar tab — M-shape, 3rd (5 3 3 5 x) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Minor guitar tab — M-shape, 11th (x 12 11 12 x) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Minor guitar tab — M-shape, 15th (17 15 15 17 x) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Minor guitar tab — 3rd position (5 3 x 0 x) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Minor guitar tab — 3rd position (5 3 x 0 5) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Minor guitar tab — 3rd position (5 3 3 x x) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Minor guitar tab — 3rd position (5 3 3 0 x) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
A♯ Minor guitar tab — 3rd position (5 3 3 x 5) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 3
Sound

How A♯m sounds

Consonance
5/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
sadmelancholyserious
Genres
rockpopclassical
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · B · D♯
Formula (scale degrees)♭7 · ♭2 · 4
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More ways to play A♯ Minor

Browse the rest of the A♯ chords in this tuning, or open A♯m in the app for every voicing.

A♯m in other tunings:

Open GC / Drop CDouble CSawmill / Mountain ModalOpen D

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