Four String Banjo · Tenor (CGDA)

Am6♯9A Minor 6th Sharp 9th

F♯Root
Atone
C♯tone
D♯tone
Atone

Formula 6 · 1 · 3 · ♭5 · 1  ·  Notes F♯ · A · C♯ · D♯ · A

How to play it

Am6♯9 fingering positions

Tenor (CGDA), 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 6th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 9th position (9 9 10 9) fretboard diagram in Tenor (CGDA)
A Minor 6th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 21st position (21 21 22 21) fretboard diagram in Tenor (CGDA)
Read it as tab

Am6♯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 Minor 6th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 9th position (9 9 10 9) in Tenor (CGDA)
A Minor 6th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 21st position (21 21 22 21) in Tenor (CGDA)
Sound

How Am6♯9 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
darkthick
Genres
experimental
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A · C♯ · D♯ · A
Formula (scale degrees)6 · 1 · 3 · ♭5 · 1
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