D shape of A# Major
Symbol: A#
D shape
Root
A#
Chord tones
A# · D · F
Intervals from the root (semitones)
0 · 4 · 7
Position
From fret 8
String by string
- String 6: not played
- String 5: not played
- String 4: fret 8 → A#root
- String 3: fret 10 → F
- String 2: fret 11 → A#root
- String 1: fret 10 → D
Note names on this page use the toolkit's sharp spelling throughout: A# and Bb are the same pitch, and this page always writes A#.
The five shapes of A# Major
- 1. C shape · From fret 10
- 2. A shape · From fret 1
- 3. G shape · From fret 3
- 4. E shape · From fret 6
- 5. D shape · From fret 8
Each shape covers the same chord in a different place on the neck; the list shows where each one starts.
Corresponding A# Ionian (Major)
Every tone of A# Major belongs to A# Ionian (Major). The board shows that scale across frets 0–12, connecting this chord shape to the notes around it.
RootIn scaleOutside scale
A# · C · D · D# · F · G · A
A# Major in the D shape sounds 4 of the six strings in standard tuning, and its chord tones are A# · D · F.