Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD)

A°(add11)A Diminished Added 11th

F♯Root
Atone
Ctone
Btone

Formula 6 · 1 · ♭3 · 2  ·  Notes F♯ · A · C · B

How to play it

A°(add11) fingering positions

Double C (gCGCD), 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).

A Diminished Added 11th guitar chord — 12th position (x 14 12 12 13) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
A Diminished Added 11th guitar chord — 12th position (x 14 12 13 12) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
Read it as tab

A°(add11) 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.

A Diminished Added 11th guitar tab — 12th position (x 14 12 12 13) in Double C (gCGCD)
A Diminished Added 11th guitar tab — 12th position (x 14 12 13 12) in Double C (gCGCD)
Sound

How A°(add11) sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
hollowtense
Genres
film score
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A · C · B
Formula (scale degrees)6 · 1 · ♭3 · 2
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