Four String Banjo · Chicago (DGBE)

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), 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 — Open (x 3 3 1) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE)
A♯ Major guitar chord — M-shape, 6th (8 7 6 6) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE)
A♯ Major guitar chord — M-shape, 13th (x 15 15 13) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE)
A♯ Major guitar chord — M-shape, 18th (20 19 18 18) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE)
A♯ Major guitar chord — 6th position (8 7 6 x) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE)
A♯ Major guitar chord — 8th position (8 10 x 10) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE)
A♯ Major guitar chord — 8th position (8 10 11 10) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE)
A♯ Major guitar chord — 18th position (20 19 18 x) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE)
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 — Open (x 3 3 1) in Chicago (DGBE)
A♯ Major guitar tab — M-shape, 6th (8 7 6 6) in Chicago (DGBE)
A♯ Major guitar tab — M-shape, 13th (x 15 15 13) in Chicago (DGBE)
A♯ Major guitar tab — M-shape, 18th (20 19 18 18) in Chicago (DGBE)
A♯ Major guitar tab — 6th position (8 7 6 x) in Chicago (DGBE)
A♯ Major guitar tab — 8th position (8 10 x 10) in Chicago (DGBE)
A♯ Major guitar tab — 8th position (8 10 11 10) in Chicago (DGBE)
A♯ Major guitar tab — 18th position (20 19 18 x) in Chicago (DGBE)
Sound

How A♯M sounds

Consonance
5/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
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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