Four String Banjo · Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 3

F♯M♭5F♯ Major Flat 5th

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Etone
F♯tone

Formula ♭5 · ♭7 · 1  ·  Notes C · E · F♯

How to play it

F♯M♭5 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).

F♯ Major Flat 5th guitar chord — Open (1 2 x 3) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 3
F♯ Major Flat 5th guitar chord — Open (1 2 4 3) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 3
F♯ Major Flat 5th guitar chord — 5th position (x 8 8 5) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 3
F♯ Major Flat 5th guitar chord — 10th position (13 12 10 x) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 3
F♯ Major Flat 5th guitar chord — 10th position (13 12 10 11) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 3
F♯ Major Flat 5th guitar chord — 13th position (13 14 x 15) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 3
F♯ Major Flat 5th guitar chord — 13th position (13 14 16 15) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

F♯M♭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.

F♯ Major Flat 5th guitar tab — Open (1 2 x 3) in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 3
F♯ Major Flat 5th guitar tab — Open (1 2 4 3) in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 3
F♯ Major Flat 5th guitar tab — 5th position (x 8 8 5) in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 3
F♯ Major Flat 5th guitar tab — 10th position (13 12 10 x) in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 3
F♯ Major Flat 5th guitar tab — 10th position (13 12 10 11) in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 3
F♯ Major Flat 5th guitar tab — 13th position (13 14 x 15) in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 3
F♯ Major Flat 5th guitar tab — 13th position (13 14 16 15) in Chicago (DGBE) · Capo 3
Sound

How F♯M♭5 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
quirkyunstable
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · E · F♯
Formula (scale degrees)♭5 · ♭7 · 1
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