D°♯5D Diminished Sharp 5th
ERoot
Gtone
A♯tone
Ctone
Formula 2 · 4 · ♭6 · ♭7 · Notes E · G · A♯ · C
How to play it
D°♯5 fingering positions
Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD), 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).








Read it as tab
D°♯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.








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Moods
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Genres
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Theory
Notes & relationships
NotesE · G · A♯ · C
Formula (scale degrees)2 · 4 · ♭6 · ♭7
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