A# chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop B

in Drop B (B-B-F#-F#-B-B-E-E-G#-G#-C#-C#) tuning

✕✕4433112211A#A#DDFFA#A#DD
A#
Major
Notes:A# · D · F
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
DFA#A#A#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x 4 4 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 1– – 4 4 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 1x x A# A# D D F F A# A# D Dmedium · barre on fret 1
x x 4 4 3 3 x x 2 2 4 4– – 3 3 2 2 – – 1 1 4 4x x A# A# D D x x A# A# F Fhard
x x 4 4 3 3 x x 6 6 4 4– – 2 2 1 1 – – 4 4 3 3x x A# A# D D x x D D F Fhard
x x 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1x x A# A# F F A# A# D D F Fmedium · barre on fret 4
x x x x 6 6 6 6 6 6 x x– – – – 1 1 1 1 1 1 – –x x x x F F A# A# D D x xeasy · barre on fret 6
11 11 8 8 x x 10 10 9 9 x x4 4 1 1 – – 3 3 2 2 – –A# A# D D x x D D F F x xhard
x x x x 11 11 10 10 9 9 9 9– – – – 4 4 3 3 1 1 2 2x x x x A# A# D D F F A# A#medium
11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 x x x x2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1 – – – –A# A# F F A# A# D D x x x xmedium
x x 4 4 3 3 1 1 2 2 x x– – 4 4 3 3 1 1 2 2 – –x x A# A# D D F F A# A# x xmedium
x x x x 3 3 6 6 2 2 4 4– – – – 2 2 4 4 1 1 3 3x x x x D D A# A# A# A# F Fhard
x x 4 4 3 3 6 6 x x 4 4– – 2 2 1 1 4 4 – – 3 3x x A# A# D D A# A# x x F Fhard
x x 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 x x– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 – –x x A# A# F F A# A# D D x xmedium
6 6 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 x x1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 – –F F D D F F A# A# D D x xmedium · barre on fret 6
11 11 8 8 11 11 x x 9 9 x x3 3 1 1 4 4 – – 2 2 – –A# A# D D A# A# x x F F x xhard
x x x x 11 11 10 10 9 9 x x– – – – 3 3 2 2 1 1 – –x x x x A# A# D D F F x xmedium
11 11 11 11 x x 10 10 x x x x2 2 3 3 – – 1 1 – – – –A# A# F F x x D D x x x xeasy

The A# chord (Major) is built from the notes A#, D, F. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Drop B generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the A# chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10A#
34D
57F

More A# chords

Other roots

See A# in another tuning

What notes make up the A# chord?

A# is a Major chord built from the notes A#, D, F.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.