Four String Banjo · Chicago (DGBE)

A♯+M7A♯ Augmented-major 7th

G♯Root
Ctone
Etone
Gtone

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

How to play it

A♯+M7 fingering positions

Chicago (DGBE), 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♯ Augmented-major 7th guitar chord — 5th position (8 7 7 5) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE)
A♯ Augmented-major 7th guitar chord — 8th position (8 11 10 10) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE)
A♯ Augmented-major 7th guitar chord — 17th position (20 19 19 17) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE)
Read it as tab

A♯+M7 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♯ Augmented-major 7th guitar tab — 5th position (8 7 7 5) in Chicago (DGBE)
A♯ Augmented-major 7th guitar tab — 8th position (8 11 10 10) in Chicago (DGBE)
A♯ Augmented-major 7th guitar tab — 17th position (20 19 19 17) in Chicago (DGBE)
Sound

How A♯+M7 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♯5
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