Amaj9♯5 8-string bass chord

How to play Amaj9♯5 on 8-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your middle finger on the D string at the 6th fret, your ring finger on the G string at the 6th fret, your index finger on the C string at the 5th fret and your little finger on the F string at the 6th fret. Let the A string ring open. Don’t play the F♯, B and E strings.

From the F♯ string x x x 0 6 6 5 6 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in Amaj9♯5?

Amaj9♯5, A major ninth sharp five, is A, C♯, E♯, G♯ and B: the root (A), the major third (C♯), the augmented fifth (E♯), the major seventh (G♯) and the ninth (B). Its formula is 1 3 ♯5 7 9.