Five String Banjo · Open G (gDGBD)

GM♭13G Major Flat 13th

DRoot

F♯tone

Atone

A♯tone

Formula 5 · 7 · 2 · ♭3 · Notes D · F♯ · A · A♯

How to play it

GM♭13 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).

G Major Flat 13th guitar chord — 4th position (5 4 4 0 x) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)

G Major Flat 13th guitar chord — 4th position (5 4 4 0 5) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)

G Major Flat 13th guitar chord — 12th position (x 12 12 12 13) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)

G Major Flat 13th guitar chord — 12th position (x 12 12 13 12) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)

Read it as tab

GM♭13 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.

G Major Flat 13th guitar tab — 4th position (5 4 4 0 x) in Open G (gDGBD)

G Major Flat 13th guitar tab — 4th position (5 4 4 0 5) in Open G (gDGBD)

G Major Flat 13th guitar tab — 12th position (x 12 12 12 13) in Open G (gDGBD)

G Major Flat 13th guitar tab — 12th position (x 12 12 13 12) in Open G (gDGBD)

Sound

How GM♭13 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

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Genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F♯ · A · A♯

Formula (scale degrees)5 · 7 · 2 · ♭3

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