Four String Banjo · Tenor (CGDA)

Fm♭5F Minor Flat 5th

A♯Root
C♯tone
Etone

Formula 4 · ♭6 · 7  ·  Notes A♯ · C♯ · E

How to play it

Fm♭5 fingering positions

Tenor (CGDA), 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 Minor Flat 5th guitar chord — 4th position (5 4 6 x) fretboard diagram in Tenor (CGDA)
F Minor Flat 5th guitar chord — 9th position (x 10 9 11) fretboard diagram in Tenor (CGDA)
F Minor Flat 5th guitar chord — 16th position (17 16 18 x) fretboard diagram in Tenor (CGDA)
Read it as tab

Fm♭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 Minor Flat 5th guitar tab — 4th position (5 4 6 x) in Tenor (CGDA)
F Minor Flat 5th guitar tab — 9th position (x 10 9 11) in Tenor (CGDA)
F Minor Flat 5th guitar tab — 16th position (17 16 18 x) in Tenor (CGDA)
Sound

How Fm♭5 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
tenseanxiousunstable
Genres
classicaljazzfilm score
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C♯ · E
Formula (scale degrees)4 · ♭6 · 7
Same notes asF°
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