Four String Banjo · Plectrum (CGBD)

BM7♯5B Major 7th Sharp 5th

A♯Root

Dtone

F♯tone

Atone

Formula 7 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · Notes A♯ · D · F♯ · A

How to play it

BM7♯5 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).

B Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 8th position (11 8 8 8) fretboard diagram in Plectrum (CGBD)

B Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 11th position (11 12 11 13) fretboard diagram in Plectrum (CGBD)

Read it as tab

BM7♯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.

B Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 8th position (11 8 8 8) in Plectrum (CGBD)

B Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 11th position (11 12 11 13) in Plectrum (CGBD)

Sound

How BM7♯5 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

etherealmysterioussuspenseful

Genres

film scorejazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · F♯ · A

Formula (scale degrees)7 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7

Same notes asB+M7

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