Four String Banjo · Tenor (CGDA) · Capo 2

A♯MA♯ Major

G♯Root
Ctone
D♯tone

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

How to play it

A♯M fingering positions

Tenor (CGDA) · 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 guitar chord — Open (x 1 1 3) fretboard diagram in Tenor (CGDA) · Capo 2
A♯ Major guitar chord — M-shape, 8th (8 8 10 11) fretboard diagram in Tenor (CGDA) · Capo 2
A♯ Major guitar chord — M-shape, 13th (x 13 13 15) fretboard diagram in Tenor (CGDA) · Capo 2
A♯ Major guitar chord — 5th position (8 5 x 6) fretboard diagram in Tenor (CGDA) · Capo 2
A♯ Major guitar chord — 5th position (8 5 6 6) fretboard diagram in Tenor (CGDA) · Capo 2
A♯ Major guitar chord — 8th position (8 8 10 x) fretboard diagram in Tenor (CGDA) · Capo 2
A♯ Major guitar chord — 17th position (20 17 x 18) fretboard diagram in Tenor (CGDA) · Capo 2
A♯ Major guitar chord — 17th position (20 17 18 18) fretboard diagram in Tenor (CGDA) · Capo 2
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 — Open (x 1 1 3) in Tenor (CGDA) · Capo 2
A♯ Major guitar tab — M-shape, 8th (8 8 10 11) in Tenor (CGDA) · Capo 2
A♯ Major guitar tab — M-shape, 13th (x 13 13 15) in Tenor (CGDA) · Capo 2
A♯ Major guitar tab — 5th position (8 5 x 6) in Tenor (CGDA) · Capo 2
A♯ Major guitar tab — 5th position (8 5 6 6) in Tenor (CGDA) · Capo 2
A♯ Major guitar tab — 8th position (8 8 10 x) in Tenor (CGDA) · Capo 2
A♯ Major guitar tab — 17th position (20 17 x 18) in Tenor (CGDA) · Capo 2
A♯ Major guitar tab — 17th position (20 17 18 18) in Tenor (CGDA) · Capo 2
Sound

How A♯M sounds

Consonance
5/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
happybrightresolved
Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

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