Six String Guitar · Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 1

AM9♯5A Major 9th Sharp 5th

F♯Root

A♯tone

Dtone

Ftone

G♯tone

Formula 6 · ♭2 · 4 · ♭6 · 7 · Notes F♯ · A♯ · D · F · G♯

How to play it

AM9♯5 fingering positions

Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · 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 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 5th position (6 7 8 6 x 5) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 1

A Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 8th position (x 11 8 10 10 10) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 1

A Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 8th position (x 11 10 10 10 8) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 1

A Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 17th position (18 19 20 18 x 17) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 1

Read it as tab

AM9♯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 — 5th position (6 7 8 6 x 5) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 1

A Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 8th position (x 11 8 10 10 10) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 1

A Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 8th position (x 11 10 10 10 8) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 1

A Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 17th position (18 19 20 18 x 17) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 1

Sound

How AM9♯5 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

shimmeringotherworldly

Genres

film scorejazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · D · F · G♯

Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · 4 · ♭6 · 7

Same notes asA+M9 A+M7(add9)

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