Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD)

BM(add4)B Major Added 4th

A♯Root
Dtone
D♯tone
Ftone

Formula 7 · ♭3 · 3 · ♭5  ·  Notes A♯ · D · D♯ · F

How to play it

BM(add4) fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD), 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).

B Major Added 4th guitar chord — 15th position (x 17 18 16 15) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Read it as tab

BM(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.

B Major Added 4th guitar tab — 15th position (x 17 18 16 15) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Sound

How BM(add4) sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
tensecrowded
Genres
rockexperimental
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · D♯ · F
Formula (scale degrees)7 · ♭3 · 3 · ♭5
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