Four String Banjo · Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 3

A♯M7♯5A♯ Major 7th Sharp 5th

G♯Root
Ctone
Etone
Gtone

Formula ♭7 · 2 · ♭5 · 6  ·  Notes G♯ · C · E · G

How to play it

A♯M7♯5 fingering positions

Chicago (DGBE) · 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 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 2nd position (5 4 4 2) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 3
A♯ Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 5th position (5 8 7 7) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 3
A♯ Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 14th position (17 16 16 14) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

A♯M7♯5 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 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 2nd position (5 4 4 2) in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 3
A♯ Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 5th position (5 8 7 7) in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 3
A♯ Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 14th position (17 16 16 14) in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 3
Sound

How A♯M7♯5 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
etherealmysterioussuspenseful
Genres
film scorejazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · E · G
Formula (scale degrees)♭7 · 2 · ♭5 · 6
Same notes asA♯+M7
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