Six String Guitar · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

AM♯13A Major Sharp 13th

F♯Root
A♯tone
C♯tone
Etone

Formula 6 · ♭2 · 3 · 5  ·  Notes F♯ · A♯ · C♯ · E

How to play it

AM♯13 fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · 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 Sharp 13th guitar chord — Open (4 3 1 1 1 2) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
A Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — E-shape, 4th (4 6 4 5 4 4) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
A Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — D-shape, 6th (x x 6 8 7 8) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
A Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — A-shape, 11th (x 11 13 11 13 11) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
A Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — G-shape, 13th (16 15 13 13 13 14) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
A Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — E-shape, 16th (16 18 16 17 16 16) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
A Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — D-shape, 18th (x x 18 20 19 20) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
A Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — Open (4 x 1 x 1 2) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

AM♯13 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 Sharp 13th guitar tab — Open (4 3 1 1 1 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
A Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — E-shape, 4th (4 6 4 5 4 4) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
A Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — D-shape, 6th (x x 6 8 7 8) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
A Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — A-shape, 11th (x 11 13 11 13 11) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
A Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — G-shape, 13th (16 15 13 13 13 14) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
A Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — E-shape, 16th (16 18 16 17 16 16) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
A Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — D-shape, 18th (x x 18 20 19 20) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
A Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — Open (4 x 1 x 1 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2
Sound

How AM♯13 sounds

Consonance
3/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
bluesyunresolved
Genres
bluesjazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · C♯ · E
Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · 3 · 5
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AM♯13 in other tunings:

StandardDrop DDrop COpen AOpen DOpen EOpen GOpen CDADGADHalf-Step Down

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