Four String Banjo · Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 1

Am6♯5A Minor 6th Sharp 5th

F♯Root
Atone
Dtone
D♯tone

Formula 6 · 1 · 4 · ♭5  ·  Notes F♯ · A · D · D♯

How to play it

Am6♯5 fingering positions

Plectrum (CGBD) · 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 Minor 6th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 6th position (8 9 6 9) fretboard diagram in Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 1
A Minor 6th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 18th position (20 21 18 21) fretboard diagram in Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 1
Read it as tab

Am6♯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 Minor 6th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 6th position (8 9 6 9) in Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 1
A Minor 6th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 18th position (20 21 18 21) in Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 1
Sound

How Am6♯5 sounds

Consonance
1/ 5
Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
clashingstrange
Genres
experimental
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A · D · D♯
Formula (scale degrees)6 · 1 · 4 · ♭5
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