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

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♭), 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 — 4th position (6 0 4 7) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

A Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 6th position (6 9 7 7) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

A Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 18th position (18 21 19 19) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

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 — 4th position (6 0 4 7) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

A Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 6th position (6 9 7 7) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

A Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 18th position (18 21 19 19) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

Sound

How AM7♯5 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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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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