Six String Guitar · Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A♯MA♯ Major

G♯Root

Ctone

D♯tone

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

How to play it

A♯M fingering positions

Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯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).

A♯ Major guitar chord — Open (x 0 0 0 0 0) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A♯ Major guitar chord — M-shape, 3rd (x x 5 4 3 5) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A♯ Major guitar chord — M-shape, 3rd (5 4 5 4 3 x) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A♯ Major guitar chord — M-shape, 12th (x 12 12 12 12 12) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A♯ Major guitar chord — M-shape, 15th (x x 17 16 15 17) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A♯ Major guitar chord — M-shape, 15th (17 16 17 16 15 x) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A♯ Major guitar chord — Open (x 0 0 x 0 0) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A♯ Major guitar chord — Open (x 0 0 0 0 x) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

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 — Open (x 0 0 0 0 0) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A♯ Major guitar tab — M-shape, 3rd (x x 5 4 3 5) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A♯ Major guitar tab — M-shape, 3rd (5 4 5 4 3 x) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A♯ Major guitar tab — M-shape, 12th (x 12 12 12 12 12) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A♯ Major guitar tab — M-shape, 15th (x x 17 16 15 17) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A♯ Major guitar tab — M-shape, 15th (17 16 17 16 15 x) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A♯ Major guitar tab — Open (x 0 0 x 0 0) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

A♯ Major guitar tab — Open (x 0 0 0 0 x) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 1

Sound

How A♯M sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

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Genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D♯

Formula (scale degrees)♭7 · 2 · 4

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