Six String Guitar · Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2

A♯MA♯ Major

G♯Root
Ctone
D♯tone

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

How to play it

A♯M fingering positions

Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2, 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, 4th (x x 6 5 4 4) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2
A♯ Major guitar chord — M-shape, 4th (6 6 6 5 4 4) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2
A♯ Major guitar chord — M-shape, 11th (x 11 13 13 13 11) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2
A♯ Major guitar chord — M-shape, 16th (x x 18 17 16 16) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2
A♯ Major guitar chord — M-shape, 16th (18 18 18 17 16 16) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2
A♯ Major guitar chord — 3rd position (6 3 x x 4 x) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2
A♯ Major guitar chord — 3rd position (6 3 x x 4 4) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2
A♯ Major guitar chord — 3rd position (6 3 x 5 4 x) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2
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, 4th (x x 6 5 4 4) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2
A♯ Major guitar tab — M-shape, 4th (6 6 6 5 4 4) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2
A♯ Major guitar tab — M-shape, 11th (x 11 13 13 13 11) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2
A♯ Major guitar tab — M-shape, 16th (x x 18 17 16 16) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2
A♯ Major guitar tab — M-shape, 16th (18 18 18 17 16 16) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2
A♯ Major guitar tab — 3rd position (6 3 x x 4 x) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2
A♯ Major guitar tab — 3rd position (6 3 x x 4 4) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2
A♯ Major guitar tab — 3rd position (6 3 x 5 4 x) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2
Sound

How A♯M sounds

Consonance
5/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
happybrightresolved
Genres
poprockfolk
Theory

Notes & relationships

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