Four String Banjo · Plectrum (CGBD)

A♯mA♯ Minor

G♯Root
Btone
D♯tone

Formula ♭7 · ♭2 · 4  ·  Notes G♯ · B · D♯

How to play it

A♯m fingering positions

Plectrum (CGBD), 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 guitar chord — M-shape, 2nd (x 3 2 3) fretboard diagram in Plectrum (CGBD)
A♯ Minor guitar chord — M-shape, 10th (10 10 11 11) fretboard diagram in Plectrum (CGBD)
A♯ Minor guitar chord — M-shape, 14th (x 15 14 15) fretboard diagram in Plectrum (CGBD)
A♯ Minor guitar chord — 10th position (10 10 x 11) fretboard diagram in Plectrum (CGBD)
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♯ Minor guitar tab — M-shape, 2nd (x 3 2 3) in Plectrum (CGBD)
A♯ Minor guitar tab — M-shape, 10th (10 10 11 11) in Plectrum (CGBD)
A♯ Minor guitar tab — M-shape, 14th (x 15 14 15) in Plectrum (CGBD)
A♯ Minor guitar tab — 10th position (10 10 x 11) in Plectrum (CGBD)
Sound

How A♯m sounds

Consonance
5/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
sadmelancholyserious
Genres
rockpopclassical
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · B · D♯
Formula (scale degrees)♭7 · ♭2 · 4
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