Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2

EM6♭5E Major 6th Flat 5th

G♯Root

Ctone

Dtone

Ftone

Formula 3 · ♭6 · ♭7 · ♭2 · Notes G♯ · C · D · F

How to play it

EM6♭5 fingering positions

Double C (gCGCD) · 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).

E Major 6th Flat 5th guitar chord — 6th position (x 7 6 6 9) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2

E Major 6th Flat 5th guitar chord — 6th position (x 7 6 9 6) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2

Read it as tab

EM6♭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.

E Major 6th Flat 5th guitar tab — 6th position (x 7 6 6 9) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2

E Major 6th Flat 5th guitar tab — 6th position (x 7 6 9 6) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 2

Sound

How EM6♭5 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

quirkywhimsical

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D · F

Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭6 · ♭7 · ♭2

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