Six String Guitar · Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 3

AM♯13A Major Sharp 13th

F♯Root
A♯tone
C♯tone
Etone

Formula 6 · ♭2 · 3 · 5  ·  Notes F♯ · A♯ · C♯ · E

How to play it

AM♯13 fingering positions

Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · 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 Sharp 13th guitar chord — E-shape, 2nd (2 4 2 3 2 2) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 3
A Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — D-shape, 4th (x x 4 6 5 6) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 3
A Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — A-shape, 9th (x 9 11 9 11 9) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 3
A Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — G-shape, 11th (14 13 11 11 11 12) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 3
A Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — E-shape, 14th (14 16 14 15 14 14) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 3
A Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — D-shape, 16th (x x 16 18 17 18) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 3
A Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — Open (2 1 x x 2 0) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 3
A Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — Open (2 1 2 x 2 x) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

AM♯13 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 Sharp 13th guitar tab — E-shape, 2nd (2 4 2 3 2 2) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 3
A Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — D-shape, 4th (x x 4 6 5 6) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 3
A Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — A-shape, 9th (x 9 11 9 11 9) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 3
A Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — G-shape, 11th (14 13 11 11 11 12) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 3
A Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — E-shape, 14th (14 16 14 15 14 14) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 3
A Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — D-shape, 16th (x x 16 18 17 18) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 3
A Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — Open (2 1 x x 2 0) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 3
A Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — Open (2 1 2 x 2 x) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE) · Capo 3
Sound

How AM♯13 sounds

Consonance
3/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
bluesyunresolved
Genres
bluesjazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · C♯ · E
Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · 3 · 5
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