Four String Banjo · Irish Tenor (GDAE) · 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

Irish Tenor (GDAE) · 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 (2 2 4 5) fretboard diagram in Irish Tenor (GDAE) · Capo 1

A♯ Major guitar chord — M-shape, 7th (x 7 7 9) fretboard diagram in Irish Tenor (GDAE) · Capo 1

A♯ Major guitar chord — M-shape, 14th (14 14 16 17) fretboard diagram in Irish Tenor (GDAE) · Capo 1

A♯ Major guitar chord — M-shape, 19th (x 19 19 21) fretboard diagram in Irish Tenor (GDAE) · Capo 1

A♯ Major guitar chord — 2nd position (2 x 4 0) fretboard diagram in Irish Tenor (GDAE) · Capo 1

A♯ Major guitar chord — 2nd position (2 2 4 x) fretboard diagram in Irish Tenor (GDAE) · Capo 1

A♯ Major guitar chord — 2nd position (2 2 4 0) fretboard diagram in Irish Tenor (GDAE) · Capo 1

A♯ Major guitar chord — 4th position (x 7 4 0) fretboard diagram in Irish Tenor (GDAE) · 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 (2 2 4 5) in Irish Tenor (GDAE) · Capo 1

A♯ Major guitar tab — M-shape, 7th (x 7 7 9) in Irish Tenor (GDAE) · Capo 1

A♯ Major guitar tab — M-shape, 14th (14 14 16 17) in Irish Tenor (GDAE) · Capo 1

A♯ Major guitar tab — M-shape, 19th (x 19 19 21) in Irish Tenor (GDAE) · Capo 1

A♯ Major guitar tab — 2nd position (2 x 4 0) in Irish Tenor (GDAE) · Capo 1

A♯ Major guitar tab — 2nd position (2 2 4 x) in Irish Tenor (GDAE) · Capo 1

A♯ Major guitar tab — 2nd position (2 2 4 0) in Irish Tenor (GDAE) · Capo 1

A♯ Major guitar tab — 4th position (x 7 4 0) in Irish Tenor (GDAE) · Capo 1

Sound

How A♯M sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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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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