Six String Guitar · Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 3

AM6♯9A Major 6th Sharp 9th

F♯Root
A♯tone
C♯tone
D♯tone
Atone

Formula 6 · ♭2 · 3 · ♭5 · 1  ·  Notes F♯ · A♯ · C♯ · D♯ · A

How to play it

AM6♯9 fingering positions

Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 3, 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 6th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 6th position (x 9 6 6 8 9) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 3
A Major 6th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 6th position (x 9 9 6 8 6) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 3
A Major 6th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 9th position (x 9 9 12 9 11) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 3
A Major 6th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 9th position (x 9 11 12 9 9) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 3
A Major 6th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 11th position (14 13 x 12 12 11) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 3
A Major 6th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 11th position (14 13 11 12 12 x) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 3
A Major 6th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 11th position (14 13 11 12 12 11) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

AM6♯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.

A Major 6th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 6th position (x 9 6 6 8 9) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 3
A Major 6th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 6th position (x 9 9 6 8 6) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 3
A Major 6th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 9th position (x 9 9 12 9 11) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 3
A Major 6th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 9th position (x 9 11 12 9 9) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 3
A Major 6th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 11th position (14 13 x 12 12 11) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 3
A Major 6th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 11th position (14 13 11 12 12 x) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 3
A Major 6th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 11th position (14 13 11 12 12 11) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E) · Capo 3
Sound

How AM6♯9 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
grittycolorful
Genres
bluesjazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · C♯ · D♯ · A
Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · 3 · ♭5 · 1
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