Four String Banjo · Tenor (CGDA) · Capo 3

A♯M(add9)A♯ Major Added 9th

G♯Root
Ctone
D♯tone
A♯tone

Formula ♭7 · 2 · 4 · 1  ·  Notes G♯ · C · D♯ · A♯

How to play it

A♯M(add9) fingering positions

Tenor (CGDA) · Capo 3, 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 Added 9th guitar chord — 4th position (7 4 0 0) fretboard diagram in Tenor (CGDA) · Capo 3
A♯ Major Added 9th guitar chord — 4th position (7 4 7 5) fretboard diagram in Tenor (CGDA) · Capo 3
A♯ Major Added 9th guitar chord — 16th position (19 16 19 17) fretboard diagram in Tenor (CGDA) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

A♯M(add9) 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 Added 9th guitar tab — 4th position (7 4 0 0) in Tenor (CGDA) · Capo 3
A♯ Major Added 9th guitar tab — 4th position (7 4 7 5) in Tenor (CGDA) · Capo 3
A♯ Major Added 9th guitar tab — 16th position (19 16 19 17) in Tenor (CGDA) · Capo 3
Sound

How A♯M(add9) sounds

Consonance
4/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
brightupliftingfresh
Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D♯ · A♯
Formula (scale degrees)♭7 · 2 · 4 · 1
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