Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD)

G°(add4)G Diminished Added 4th

DRoot
Ftone
Gtone
G♯tone

Formula 5 · ♭7 · 1 · ♭2  ·  Notes D · F · G · G♯

How to play it

G°(add4) 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).

G Diminished Added 4th guitar chord — 10th position (x 12 10 10 11) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
G Diminished Added 4th guitar chord — 10th position (x 12 10 11 10) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
Read it as tab

G°(add4) 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.

G Diminished Added 4th guitar tab — 10th position (x 12 10 10 11) in Double C (gCGCD)
G Diminished Added 4th guitar tab — 10th position (x 12 10 11 10) in Double C (gCGCD)
Sound

How G°(add4) sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
claustrophobicdissonant
Genres
experimental
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F · G · G♯
Formula (scale degrees)5 · ♭7 · 1 · ♭2
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More ways to play G Diminished Added 4th

Browse the rest of the G chords in this tuning, or open G°(add4) in the app for every voicing.

G°(add4) in other tunings:

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