Five String Banjo · Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 3

A♯m9A♯ Minor 9th

G♯Root
Btone
D♯tone
F♯tone
A♯tone

Formula ♭7 · ♭2 · 4 · ♭6 · 1  ·  Notes G♯ · B · D♯ · F♯ · A♯

How to play it

A♯m9 fingering positions

Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · 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 9th guitar chord — 5th position (5 7 5 7 8) fretboard diagram in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 3
A♯ Minor 9th guitar chord — 5th position (5 7 5 8 7) fretboard diagram in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

A♯m9 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 9th guitar tab — 5th position (5 7 5 7 8) in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 3
A♯ Minor 9th guitar tab — 5th position (5 7 5 8 7) in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 3
Sound

How A♯m9 sounds

Consonance
4/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
wistfullushintrospective
Genres
jazzr&bneo-soul
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · B · D♯ · F♯ · A♯
Formula (scale degrees)♭7 · ♭2 · 4 · ♭6 · 1
Same notes asA♯m7(add9)
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More ways to play A♯ Minor 9th

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A♯m9 in other tunings:

C / Drop CDouble CSawmill / Mountain ModalOpen D

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