Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD)

G♯°(add4)G♯ Diminished Added 4th

ERoot
Gtone
Atone
A♯tone

Formula ♭6 · 7 · ♭2 · 2  ·  Notes E · G · A · A♯

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 — 11th position (x 13 11 11 12) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
G♯ Diminished Added 4th guitar chord — 11th position (x 13 11 12 11) 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 — 11th position (x 13 11 11 12) in Double C (gCGCD)
G♯ Diminished Added 4th guitar tab — 11th position (x 13 11 12 11) in Double C (gCGCD)
Sound

How G♯°(add4) sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
claustrophobicdissonant
Genres
experimental
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G · A · A♯
Formula (scale degrees)♭6 · 7 · ♭2 · 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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