Six String Guitar · Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 2

A♯M9♯5A♯ Major 9th Sharp 5th

G♯Root

Ctone

Etone

Gtone

A♯tone

Formula ♭7 · 2 · ♭5 · 6 · 1 · Notes G♯ · C · E · G · A♯

How to play it

A♯M9♯5 fingering positions

Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · 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 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — Open (x 1 0 3 4 3) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 2

A♯ Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — Open (x 1 4 3 0 3) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 2

A♯ Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 10th position (x 13 10 12 12 12) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 2

A♯ Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 10th position (x 13 12 12 10 12) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 2

Read it as tab

A♯M9♯5 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 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — Open (x 1 0 3 4 3) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 2

A♯ Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — Open (x 1 4 3 0 3) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 2

A♯ Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 10th position (x 13 10 12 12 12) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 2

A♯ Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 10th position (x 13 12 12 10 12) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 2

Sound

How A♯M9♯5 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

shimmeringotherworldly

Genres

film scorejazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · E · G · A♯

Formula (scale degrees)♭7 · 2 · ♭5 · 6 · 1

Same notes asA♯+M9 A♯+M7(add9)

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