Four String Banjo · Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 2

AM♭9A Major Flat 9th

F♯Root
A♯tone
C♯tone
Gtone

Formula 6 · ♭2 · 3 · ♭7  ·  Notes F♯ · A♯ · C♯ · G

How to play it

AM♭9 fingering positions

Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 2, 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 Flat 9th guitar chord — 6th position (7 7 0 6) fretboard diagram in Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 2
A Major Flat 9th guitar chord — 7th position (7 7 9 9) fretboard diagram in Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

AM♭9 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 Flat 9th guitar tab — 6th position (7 7 0 6) in Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 2
A Major Flat 9th guitar tab — 7th position (7 7 9 9) in Plectrum (CGBD) · Capo 2
Sound

How AM♭9 sounds

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Moods & genres

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Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · C♯ · G
Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · 3 · ♭7
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