Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD)

C+7♭5C Augmented 7th Flat 5th

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Etone
F♯tone
G♯tone
A♯tone

Formula 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭6 · ♭7  ·  Notes C · E · F♯ · G♯ · A♯

How to play it

C+7♭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).

C Augmented 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (0 3 4 4 6) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
Read it as tab

C+7♭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.

C Augmented 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (0 3 4 4 6) in Double C (gCGCD)
Sound

How C+7♭5 sounds

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
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Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · E · F♯ · G♯ · A♯
Formula (scale degrees)1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭6 · ♭7
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