Four String Bass · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

AM7♯5A Major 7th Sharp 5th

F♯Root

A♯tone

Dtone

Ftone

Formula 6 · ♭2 · 4 · ♭6 · Notes F♯ · A♯ · D · F

How to play it

AM7♯5 fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1, 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 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 5th position (5 8 6 6) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

A Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 17th position (17 20 18 18) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

Read it as tab

AM7♯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.

A Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 5th position (5 8 6 6) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

A Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 17th position (17 20 18 18) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 1

Sound

How AM7♯5 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

etherealmysterioussuspenseful

Genres

film scorejazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · D · F

Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · 4 · ♭6

Same notes asA+M7

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