Four String Banjo · Plectrum (CGBD)

C♯°(add2)C♯ Diminished Added 2nd

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Formula ♭2 · ♭3 · 3 · 5  ·  Notes D · E · F · G♯

How to play it

C♯°(add2) fingering positions

Plectrum (CGBD), 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 Added 2nd guitar chord — Open (1 0 4 2) fretboard diagram in Plectrum (CGBD)
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C♯°(add2) 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 Added 2nd guitar tab — Open (1 0 4 2) in Plectrum (CGBD)
Sound

How C♯°(add2) sounds

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · E · F · G♯
Formula (scale degrees)♭2 · ♭3 · 3 · 5
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