Four String Banjo · Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 1

A♯MA♯ Major

G♯Root
Ctone
D♯tone

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

How to play it

A♯M fingering positions

Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 1, 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, 2nd (x 2 2 0) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 1
A♯ Major guitar chord — M-shape, 5th (7 6 5 5) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 1
A♯ Major guitar chord — M-shape, 12th (x 14 14 12) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 1
A♯ Major guitar chord — M-shape, 17th (19 18 17 17) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 1
A♯ Major guitar chord — 5th position (7 6 5 x) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 1
A♯ Major guitar chord — 5th position (7 6 5 0) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 1
A♯ Major guitar chord — 6th position (7 6 x 0) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 1
A♯ Major guitar chord — 7th position (7 9 x 9) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 1
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, 2nd (x 2 2 0) in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 1
A♯ Major guitar tab — M-shape, 5th (7 6 5 5) in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 1
A♯ Major guitar tab — M-shape, 12th (x 14 14 12) in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 1
A♯ Major guitar tab — M-shape, 17th (19 18 17 17) in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 1
A♯ Major guitar tab — 5th position (7 6 5 x) in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 1
A♯ Major guitar tab — 5th position (7 6 5 0) in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 1
A♯ Major guitar tab — 6th position (7 6 x 0) in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 1
A♯ Major guitar tab — 7th position (7 9 x 9) in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 1
Sound

How A♯M sounds

Consonance
5/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
happybrightresolved
Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D♯
Formula (scale degrees)♭7 · 2 · 4
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