Five String Banjo · Open G (gDGBD)

C°(add2)C Diminished Added 2nd

CRoot

Dtone

D♯tone

F♯tone

Formula 1 · 2 · ♭3 · ♭5 · Notes C · D · D♯ · F♯

How to play it

C°(add2) 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).

C Diminished Added 2nd guitar chord — 10th position (10 11 x 12 13) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)

C Diminished Added 2nd guitar chord — 10th position (10 11 x 13 12) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)

C Diminished Added 2nd guitar chord — 10th position (10 11 13 13 12) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)

Read it as tab

C°(add2) 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 2nd guitar tab — 10th position (10 11 x 12 13) in Open G (gDGBD)

C Diminished Added 2nd guitar tab — 10th position (10 11 x 13 12) in Open G (gDGBD)

C Diminished Added 2nd guitar tab — 10th position (10 11 13 13 12) in Open G (gDGBD)

Sound

How C°(add2) sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

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Genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · D · D♯ · F♯

Formula (scale degrees)1 · 2 · ♭3 · ♭5

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