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

A♯mA♯ Minor

G♯Root

Btone

D♯tone

Formula ♭7 · ♭2 · 4 · Notes G♯ · B · 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♯ Minor guitar chord — A-shape, 2nd (x 2 4 4 3 2) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

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

A♯ Minor guitar chord — D-shape, 9th (x x 9 11 12 10) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

A♯ Minor guitar chord — A-shape, 14th (x 14 16 16 15 14) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

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

A♯ Minor guitar chord — 2nd position (x 2 0 x x 2) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

A♯ Minor guitar chord — 2nd position (x 2 0 x 0 2) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

A♯ Minor guitar chord — 2nd position (x 2 x x 3 2) 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♯ Minor guitar tab — A-shape, 2nd (x 2 4 4 3 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

A♯ Minor guitar tab — E-shape, 7th (7 9 9 7 7 7) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

A♯ Minor guitar tab — D-shape, 9th (x x 9 11 12 10) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

A♯ Minor guitar tab — A-shape, 14th (x 14 16 16 15 14) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

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

A♯ Minor guitar tab — 2nd position (x 2 0 x x 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

A♯ Minor guitar tab — 2nd position (x 2 0 x 0 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

A♯ Minor guitar tab — 2nd position (x 2 x x 3 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

Sound

How A♯m sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

sadmelancholyserious

Genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · B · D♯

Formula (scale degrees)♭7 · ♭2 · 4

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