Five String Banjo · Open G (gDGBD)

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), 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 — M-shape, 3rd (x 3 3 3 x) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)

A♯ Major guitar chord — M-shape, 6th (8 7 6 8 x) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)

A♯ Major guitar chord — M-shape, 15th (x 15 15 15 x) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)

A♯ Major guitar chord — M-shape, 18th (20 19 18 20 x) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)

A♯ Major guitar chord — 3rd position (x 3 6 0 x) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)

A♯ Major guitar chord — 6th position (8 7 6 x x) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)

A♯ Major guitar chord — 6th position (8 7 6 x 8) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)

A♯ Major guitar chord — 6th position (8 7 6 8 8) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)

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 — M-shape, 3rd (x 3 3 3 x) in Open G (gDGBD)

A♯ Major guitar tab — M-shape, 6th (8 7 6 8 x) in Open G (gDGBD)

A♯ Major guitar tab — M-shape, 15th (x 15 15 15 x) in Open G (gDGBD)

A♯ Major guitar tab — M-shape, 18th (20 19 18 20 x) in Open G (gDGBD)

A♯ Major guitar tab — 3rd position (x 3 6 0 x) in Open G (gDGBD)

A♯ Major guitar tab — 6th position (8 7 6 x x) in Open G (gDGBD)

A♯ Major guitar tab — 6th position (8 7 6 x 8) in Open G (gDGBD)

A♯ Major guitar tab — 6th position (8 7 6 8 8) in Open G (gDGBD)

Sound

How A♯M sounds

Consonance

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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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