Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2

G♯°♯5G♯ Diminished Sharp 5th

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Gtone

A♯tone

Ctone

Formula ♭6 · 7 · 2 · 3 · Notes E · G · A♯ · C

How to play it

G♯°♯5 fingering positions

C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2, 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).

G♯ Diminished Sharp 5th guitar chord — 5th position (6 5 x 0 7) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2

G♯ Diminished Sharp 5th guitar chord — 5th position (6 5 7 0 7) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2

G♯ Diminished Sharp 5th guitar chord — 10th position (x 11 10 10 12) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2

G♯ Diminished Sharp 5th guitar chord — 10th position (x 11 10 12 10) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2

Read it as tab

G♯°♯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.

G♯ Diminished Sharp 5th guitar tab — 5th position (6 5 x 0 7) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2

G♯ Diminished Sharp 5th guitar tab — 5th position (6 5 7 0 7) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2

G♯ Diminished Sharp 5th guitar tab — 10th position (x 11 10 10 12) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2

G♯ Diminished Sharp 5th guitar tab — 10th position (x 11 10 12 10) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 2

Sound

How G♯°♯5 sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

gnarledtense

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G · A♯ · C

Formula (scale degrees)♭6 · 7 · 2 · 3

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