Five String Banjo · Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 1

C♯°♯5C♯ Diminished Sharp 5th

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G♯tone

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Formula ♭2 · 3 · 5 · 6 · Notes D · F · G♯ · A♯

How to play it

C♯°♯5 fingering positions

Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 1, 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 Sharp 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (x 5 3 4 6) fretboard diagram in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 1

C♯ Diminished Sharp 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (x 5 3 6 4) fretboard diagram in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 1

C♯ Diminished Sharp 5th guitar chord — 15th position (x 17 15 16 18) fretboard diagram in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 1

C♯ Diminished Sharp 5th guitar chord — 15th position (x 17 15 18 16) fretboard diagram in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 1

Read it as tab

C♯°♯5 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 Sharp 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (x 5 3 4 6) in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 1

C♯ Diminished Sharp 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (x 5 3 6 4) in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 1

C♯ Diminished Sharp 5th guitar tab — 15th position (x 17 15 16 18) in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 1

C♯ Diminished Sharp 5th guitar tab — 15th position (x 17 15 18 16) in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 1

Sound

How C♯°♯5 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

gnarledtense

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F · G♯ · A♯

Formula (scale degrees)♭2 · 3 · 5 · 6

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