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

AM7♯5A Major 7th Sharp 5th

F♯Root
A♯tone
Dtone
Ftone

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

How to play it

AM7♯5 fingering positions

Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE), 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 5th guitar chord — 4th position (5 x x 5 6 4) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 4th position (5 x 4 5 6 x) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 4th position (5 6 x 5 x 4) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 4th position (5 6 4 5 x x) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 4th position (x x 5 5 6 4) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 4th position (5 x 4 5 6 4) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 4th position (5 x 4 5 6 5) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 4th position (5 x 5 5 6 4) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
Read it as tab

AM7♯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 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 4th position (5 x x 5 6 4) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 4th position (5 x 4 5 6 x) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 4th position (5 6 x 5 x 4) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 4th position (5 6 4 5 x x) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 4th position (x x 5 5 6 4) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 4th position (5 x 4 5 6 4) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 4th position (5 x 4 5 6 5) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
A Major 7th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 4th position (5 x 5 5 6 4) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)
Sound

How AM7♯5 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
etherealmysterioussuspenseful
Genres
film scorejazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · D · F
Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · 4 · ♭6
Same notes asA+M7
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