Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

FM6♭5F Major 6th Flat 5th

A♯Root
Dtone
Etone
Gtone

Formula 4 · 6 · 7 · 2  ·  Notes A♯ · D · E · G

How to play it

FM6♭5 fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2, 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).

F Major 6th Flat 5th guitar chord — 8th position (x 9 10 10 8) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
F Major 6th Flat 5th guitar chord — 10th position (13 13 12 10 x) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
F Major 6th Flat 5th guitar chord — 10th position (13 13 12 10 11) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
F Major 6th Flat 5th guitar chord — 11th position (13 13 12 x 11) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
F Major 6th Flat 5th guitar chord — 11th position (13 13 12 13 11) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

FM6♭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.

F Major 6th Flat 5th guitar tab — 8th position (x 9 10 10 8) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
F Major 6th Flat 5th guitar tab — 10th position (13 13 12 10 x) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
F Major 6th Flat 5th guitar tab — 10th position (13 13 12 10 11) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
F Major 6th Flat 5th guitar tab — 11th position (13 13 12 x 11) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
F Major 6th Flat 5th guitar tab — 11th position (13 13 12 13 11) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
Sound

How FM6♭5 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
quirkywhimsical
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · E · G
Formula (scale degrees)4 · 6 · 7 · 2
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