Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD)

A♯°♯5A♯ Diminished Sharp 5th

G♯Root
Btone
Dtone
Etone

Formula ♭7 · ♭2 · 3 · ♭5  ·  Notes G♯ · B · D · E

How to play it

A♯°♯5 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 Sharp 5th guitar chord — 13th position (x 15 13 14 16) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
A♯ Diminished Sharp 5th guitar chord — 13th position (x 15 13 16 14) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
Read it as tab

A♯°♯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.

A♯ Diminished Sharp 5th guitar tab — 13th position (x 15 13 14 16) in Double C (gCGCD)
A♯ Diminished Sharp 5th guitar tab — 13th position (x 15 13 16 14) in Double C (gCGCD)
Sound

How A♯°♯5 sounds

Consonance
1/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
gnarledtense
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · B · D · E
Formula (scale degrees)♭7 · ♭2 · 3 · ♭5
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