Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

B+♭5B Augmented Flat 5th

A♯Root

Dtone

Etone

F♯tone

Formula 7 · ♭3 · 4 · 5 · Notes A♯ · D · E · F♯

How to play it

B+♭5 fingering positions

C / Drop C (gCGBD) · 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).

B Augmented Flat 5th guitar chord — Open (x 1 1 0 2) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

B Augmented Flat 5th guitar chord — 12th position (x 13 13 12 14) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

B Augmented Flat 5th guitar chord — 12th position (x 13 13 14 12) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

Read it as tab

B+♭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.

B Augmented Flat 5th guitar tab — Open (x 1 1 0 2) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

B Augmented Flat 5th guitar tab — 12th position (x 13 13 12 14) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

B Augmented Flat 5th guitar tab — 12th position (x 13 13 14 12) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

Sound

How B+♭5 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

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Genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · E · F♯

Formula (scale degrees)7 · ♭3 · 4 · 5

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