Four String Bass · D Standard (DGCF)

DM6♯5D Major 6th Sharp 5th

ERoot
G♯tone
Ctone
C♯tone

Formula 2 · ♭5 · ♭7 · 7  ·  Notes E · G♯ · C · C♯

How to play it

DM6♯5 fingering positions

D Standard (DGCF), 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).

D Major 6th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (0 3 6 6) fretboard diagram in D Standard (DGCF)
D Major 6th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 4th position (0 4 6 5) fretboard diagram in D Standard (DGCF)
Read it as tab

DM6♯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.

D Major 6th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (0 3 6 6) in D Standard (DGCF)
D Major 6th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 4th position (0 4 6 5) in D Standard (DGCF)
Sound

How DM6♯5 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
unsettledcurious
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G♯ · C · C♯
Formula (scale degrees)2 · ♭5 · ♭7 · 7
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