Four String Banjo · Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 3

C♯o7C♯ Diminished 7th

DRoot
Ftone
G♯tone
Btone

Formula ♭2 · 3 · 5 · ♭7  ·  Notes D · F · G♯ · B

How to play it

C♯o7 fingering positions

Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 3, 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 7th guitar chord — 8th position (8 9 8 9) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

C♯o7 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 7th guitar tab — 8th position (8 9 8 9) in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 3
Sound

How C♯o7 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 · G♯ · B
Formula (scale degrees)♭2 · 3 · 5 · ♭7
Same notes asC♯m6♭5
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