Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD)

C°(add11)C Diminished Added 11th

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D♯tone
F♯tone
Ftone

Formula 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 4  ·  Notes C · D♯ · F♯ · F

How to play it

C°(add11) 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).

C Diminished Added 11th guitar chord — 3rd position (x 6 6 3 5) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
C Diminished Added 11th guitar chord — 15th position (x 18 18 15 17) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
C Diminished Added 11th guitar chord — 16th position (x 18 18 16 16) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Read it as tab

C°(add11) 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.

C Diminished Added 11th guitar tab — 3rd position (x 6 6 3 5) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
C Diminished Added 11th guitar tab — 15th position (x 18 18 15 17) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
C Diminished Added 11th guitar tab — 16th position (x 18 18 16 16) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Sound

How C°(add11) sounds

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Moods & genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · D♯ · F♯ · F
Formula (scale degrees)1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 4
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