Six String Guitar · Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

AM7♯9A Major 7th Sharp 9th

F♯Root
A♯tone
C♯tone
Ftone
Atone

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

How to play it

AM7♯9 fingering positions

Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · 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 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 5th position (x 7 5 5 6 6) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 5th position (x 7 6 5 6 5) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 11th position (14 11 x 13 14 13) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 11th position (14 11 13 13 14 x) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 11th position (14 14 x 13 11 13) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 11th position (14 14 13 13 11 x) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 11th position (14 11 13 13 14 13) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar chord — 11th position (14 11 13 13 14 14) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

AM7♯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 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 5th position (x 7 5 5 6 6) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 5th position (x 7 6 5 6 5) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 11th position (14 11 x 13 14 13) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 11th position (14 11 13 13 14 x) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 11th position (14 14 x 13 11 13) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 11th position (14 14 13 13 11 x) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 11th position (14 11 13 13 14 13) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Major 7th Sharp 9th guitar tab — 11th position (14 11 13 13 14 14) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
Sound

How AM7♯9 sounds

Consonance
1/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
mysticclashing
Genres
jazzexperimental
Theory

Notes & relationships

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