Six String Guitar · Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 3

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 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 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — Open (4 x 0 2 1 3) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — Open (4 x 3 2 1 0) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — Open (4 1 0 2 x 3) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — Open (4 1 3 2 x 0) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — Open (4 1 3 2 1 0) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (4 5 6 4 x 3) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 6th position (x 9 6 8 8 8) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 6th position (x 9 8 8 8 6) fretboard diagram in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 3
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 — Open (4 x 0 2 1 3) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — Open (4 x 3 2 1 0) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — Open (4 1 0 2 x 3) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — Open (4 1 3 2 x 0) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — Open (4 1 3 2 1 0) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (4 5 6 4 x 3) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 6th position (x 9 6 8 8 8) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 3
A Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 6th position (x 9 8 8 8 6) in Open D Tuning (DADF♯AD) · Capo 3
Sound

How AM9♯5 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
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+M9A+M7(add9)
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