Four String Banjo · Tenor (CGDA) · Capo 3

C°C Diminished

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D♯tone

F♯tone

Formula 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · Notes C · D♯ · F♯

How to play it

C° fingering positions

Tenor (CGDA) · 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 guitar chord — Open (x 2 1 3) fretboard diagram in Tenor (CGDA) · Capo 3

C Diminished guitar chord — 8th position (9 8 10 x) fretboard diagram in Tenor (CGDA) · Capo 3

C Diminished guitar chord — 13th position (x 14 13 15) fretboard diagram in Tenor (CGDA) · Capo 3

Read it as tab

C° 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 guitar tab — Open (x 2 1 3) in Tenor (CGDA) · Capo 3

C Diminished guitar tab — 8th position (9 8 10 x) in Tenor (CGDA) · Capo 3

C Diminished guitar tab — 13th position (x 14 13 15) in Tenor (CGDA) · Capo 3

Sound

How C° 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

NotesC · D♯ · F♯

Formula (scale degrees)1 · ♭3 · ♭5

Same notes asCm♭5

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