Four String Bass · Drop D (DADG) · Capo 2

A♯7♭5A♯ Dominant 7th Flat 5th

G♯Root
Ctone
Dtone
F♯tone

Formula ♭7 · 2 · 3 · ♭6  ·  Notes G♯ · C · D · F♯

How to play it

A♯7♭5 fingering positions

Drop D (DADG) · Capo 2, 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).

A♯ Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 4th position (6 5 4 5) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 2
A♯ Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar chord — 16th position (18 17 16 17) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

A♯7♭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.

A♯ Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 4th position (6 5 4 5) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 2
A♯ Dominant 7th Flat 5th guitar tab — 16th position (18 17 16 17) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 2
Sound

How A♯7♭5 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
edgybluesyhazy
Genres
jazzblues
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D · F♯
Formula (scale degrees)♭7 · 2 · 3 · ♭6
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