Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3

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

Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3, 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 — 2nd position (5 4 4 x 2) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A♯ Diminished Sharp 5th guitar chord — 2nd position (5 4 4 5 2) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A♯ Diminished Sharp 5th guitar chord — 5th position (5 7 6 8 x) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A♯ Diminished Sharp 5th guitar chord — 11th position (x 13 13 11 14) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A♯ Diminished Sharp 5th guitar chord — 12th position (x 13 13 13 12) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A♯ Diminished Sharp 5th guitar chord — 14th position (17 16 16 x 14) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A♯ Diminished Sharp 5th guitar chord — 14th position (17 16 16 17 14) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
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 — 2nd position (5 4 4 x 2) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A♯ Diminished Sharp 5th guitar tab — 2nd position (5 4 4 5 2) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A♯ Diminished Sharp 5th guitar tab — 5th position (5 7 6 8 x) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A♯ Diminished Sharp 5th guitar tab — 11th position (x 13 13 11 14) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A♯ Diminished Sharp 5th guitar tab — 12th position (x 13 13 13 12) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A♯ Diminished Sharp 5th guitar tab — 14th position (17 16 16 x 14) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
A♯ Diminished Sharp 5th guitar tab — 14th position (17 16 16 17 14) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3
Sound

How A♯°♯5 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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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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