Am11♯9A Minor 11th Sharp 9th
F♯Root
Atone
C♯tone
Etone
Atone
Btone
Formula 6 · 1 · 3 · 5 · 1 · 2 · Notes F♯ · A · C♯ · E · A · B
How to play it
Am11♯9 fingering positions
Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · 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).








Read it as tab
Am11♯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.








Sound
How Am11♯9 sounds
Consonance
1/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character
Moods & genres
Moods
thickmurky
Genres
jazz
Theory
Notes & relationships
NotesF♯ · A · C♯ · E · A · B
Formula (scale degrees)6 · 1 · 3 · 5 · 1 · 2
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