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

A♯MA♯ Major

G♯Root

Ctone

D♯tone

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

How to play it

A♯M 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 guitar chord — M-shape, 7th (7 9 9 8) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

A♯ Major guitar chord — M-shape, 11th (x 14 13 11) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

A♯ Major guitar chord — M-shape, 19th (19 21 21 20) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

A♯ Major guitar chord — 4th position (7 6 4 x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

A♯ Major guitar chord — 4th position (7 6 4 4) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

A♯ Major guitar chord — 7th position (7 9 x 8) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

A♯ Major guitar chord — 16th position (19 18 16 x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

A♯ Major guitar chord — 16th position (19 18 16 16) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

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 — M-shape, 7th (7 9 9 8) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

A♯ Major guitar tab — M-shape, 11th (x 14 13 11) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

A♯ Major guitar tab — M-shape, 19th (19 21 21 20) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

A♯ Major guitar tab — 4th position (7 6 4 x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

A♯ Major guitar tab — 4th position (7 6 4 4) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

A♯ Major guitar tab — 7th position (7 9 x 8) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

A♯ Major guitar tab — 16th position (19 18 16 x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

A♯ Major guitar tab — 16th position (19 18 16 16) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

Sound

How A♯M sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

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Genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D♯

Formula (scale degrees)♭7 · 2 · 4

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