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

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♭B♭E♭), 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 — A-shape, 2nd (x 2 4 4 4 2) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A♯ Major guitar chord — G-shape, 4th (7 6 4 4 4 7) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A♯ Major guitar chord — E-shape, 7th (7 9 9 8 7 7) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A♯ Major guitar chord — D-shape, 9th (x x 9 11 12 11) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A♯ Major guitar chord — C-shape, 11th (x 14 13 11 12 11) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A♯ Major guitar chord — A-shape, 14th (x 14 16 16 16 14) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A♯ Major guitar chord — G-shape, 16th (19 18 16 16 16 19) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A♯ Major guitar chord — E-shape, 19th (19 21 21 20 19 19) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
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 — A-shape, 2nd (x 2 4 4 4 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A♯ Major guitar tab — G-shape, 4th (7 6 4 4 4 7) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A♯ Major guitar tab — E-shape, 7th (7 9 9 8 7 7) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A♯ Major guitar tab — D-shape, 9th (x x 9 11 12 11) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A♯ Major guitar tab — C-shape, 11th (x 14 13 11 12 11) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A♯ Major guitar tab — A-shape, 14th (x 14 16 16 16 14) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A♯ Major guitar tab — G-shape, 16th (19 18 16 16 16 19) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A♯ Major guitar tab — E-shape, 19th (19 21 21 20 19 19) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
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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