Five String Banjo · Open G (gDGBD)

B°(add4)B Diminished Added 4th

A♯Root

C♯tone

D♯tone

Etone

Formula 7 · 2 · 3 · 4 · Notes A♯ · C♯ · D♯ · E

How to play it

B°(add4) fingering positions

Open G (gDGBD), 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 Diminished Added 4th guitar chord — 14th position (x 16 15 14 15) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)

B Diminished Added 4th guitar chord — 14th position (x 16 15 15 14) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)

Read it as tab

B°(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 Diminished Added 4th guitar tab — 14th position (x 16 15 14 15) in Open G (gDGBD)

B Diminished Added 4th guitar tab — 14th position (x 16 15 15 14) in Open G (gDGBD)

Sound

How B°(add4) sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

claustrophobicdissonant

Genres

experimental

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C♯ · D♯ · E

Formula (scale degrees)7 · 2 · 3 · 4

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